answersLogoWhite

0

What causes the ring of fire?

Updated: 8/10/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

Best Answer

"Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring bound by wild desire I fell into a ring of fire." Perhaps that song written and marvelously performed by Johnny Cash is not what the question means. Perhaps the question is referring to the Pacific Ring of Fire which refers to the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that cover a large area of the basin of the Pacific Ocean. This particular Ring of Fire is a result of plate tectonics and general movement and collisions of the Earth's crust. "I fell into a ring of fire, I went down, down, down, the flames went higher and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire...the ring of fire".
The Ring of Fire, is a tectonic plate, bounded by, naturally, a series of subduction zones. Beyond the subduction zones, the descending plate partly melts, and the blobs of molten material rise to the surface, creating the volcanoes giving us the name.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

The Ring of Fire lines the edge of one of the largest tectonic plates. Where tectonic plates meet, you have volcanic and earthquake activity, usually because the plates move apart, collide, slide above or below each other, or slide laterally against each other. This unleashes tremendous amounts of energy, the amount usually pending on the size of the faults and plates.

by LHVP

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

The Pacific Ring of Fire, sometimes referred to as the circum-Pacific Belt, is comprised of a lot of tectonic plates under the sea. These tectonic plates tend to move a lot which causes drastic changes in land portions above the sea. The movements and collisions in the tectonic plates directly result to the tsunamis or volcanic eruptions. The Pacific Ring of Fire includes a lot of small islands which stretches from New Zealand, the Fiji Islands, Indonesia, the northern Philippines, Japan, Alaska, western Americas, South Americas.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

a quake in the earth that shakes and causes a volcanic eruption... oh yeh

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

The ring of fire is made by so many plates in the area to collide and form volcanoes

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

plate tectonics

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What causes the ring of fire?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Not set in motion from ring of fire for example volcano and earthquake - volcano and earthquake are sub-cause by ring of fire and what causes ring of fire?

Nothing causes the ring of fire it is just a nick name for the area because volcano's and earthquakes have magma and lava involved.


What causes the region of the ring of fire?

The Ring of fire coincides with regions where the oceanic crust of the Pacific Plate is subducted under other plates.


What causes the formation of the Ring of Fire?

Volcanoes around the Ring of Fire occur mainly where moving plates collide


What is the circle of volcanic mountains in the pacific ocean?

Nippon


What is the title for the circle of volcanoes around pacific ocean?

I think it is called The Ring of Fire! I might be wrong bit that is what i think it is. :-/


What is ring or fire?

is a ring of fire


What influence does the pacific ring of fire have on japan?

it causes earth quakes and tsunamis which some occur in japan


What are the words to ring of fire?

Love is a burning thingAnd it makes a fiery ring.Bound by wild desireI fell into a ring of fire.[2x]I fell into a burning ring of fire,I went down, down, down and the flames went higherAnd it burns, burns, burns,The ring of fire, the ring of fire.The taste of love is sweetWhen hearts like ours meet.I fell for you like a child,Oh, but the fire went wild.I fell into a burning ring of fire,I went down, down, down and the flames went higherAnd it burns, burns, burns,The ring of fire, the ring of fire.I fell into a burning ring of fire,I went down, down, down as the flames went higherAnd it burns, burns, burns,The ring of fire, the ring of fire.And it burns, burns, burns,The ring of fire, the ring of fire,The ring of fire, the ring of fire.


What is a specific word for indonesia's ring of fire?

The Ring of Fire.


Is Chile on the ring of fire?

yes chili is in the ring of fire


Is Mt Merapi on the ring of fire?

No. Mount Vesuvius is in the Mediterranean. The Ring of Fire borders the Pacific.


Is Maryland in The Ring of Fire?

No, the Ring of Fire is around the Pacific Ocean