Download Earthquakes And Volcanoes Background

Download Earthquakes And Volcanoes Background. Volcanoes are ruptures in a planet's crust that form because of upwelling magma or molten rock. The pacific ring of fire is an informal name for the plate boundaries that encircle the pacific ocean.

Over millions of years, ocean basins open and close, continents move and change shape, and mountains are pushed up and eroded away.

Earthquake and volcano playlist, keeping u updated with the latest volcanic eruptions and magnitude 5 and larger earthquakes. This movement drags the plates in different directions and is responsible for earthquakes and volcanoes. When compared to the map above it is clear that the majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur along plate boundaries. The topic for this event varies from year to year, so in an effort to retain useful content for when topics cycle back in, yearly topics will be set up as sections within the page.