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The Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire. By: Daniel. What is the Ring of Fire?. The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. . Facts.

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The Ring of Fire

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  1. The Ring of Fire By: Daniel

  2. What is the Ring of Fire? The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

  3. Facts • The Ring of Fire is 40,000 km long and is shape as a horse shoe. The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. • It is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt or the circum-Pacific seismic belt. 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.

  4. Geoscientist Geoscientist study the volcanoes rocks and ash to see want minerals are found in the earth. Also if we study volcanoes, we will know when it might blow so we can save lives in near by towns.

  5. Credits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Clip Art

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