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Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

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because of the plates in earth shift fast and the force causes the earth to shake.

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because the earths plates move

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Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?

Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)


Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?

Yes, they are likely to occur.


Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?

Volcanoes


Why do earthquakes occur at volcanoes?

To release pressure.


Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates or along the boundaries of plates?

Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly near the convergent plate boundary.


Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?

The answer is that earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent along Tectonic plate boundaries, these are the natural pieces that the continents and oceans are on.


What are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?

If you mean "where" earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur it is in what's called the "ring of fire" which is the coastal ring around the Pacific Ocean.


Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate boundries?

earthquakes occur because plates move and they over lap causing an earthquake.


Where do earthquakes and volcanoes commonly occur?

Along fault lines


Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur near the edges of the continents?

maybe


What energy transfers occur in volcanoes and earthquakes?

by killing people


Where volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

Anywhere where the earths plates meet. Earthquakes occur only were there is an epicenter. Were ever the epicenter is the earthquake will happen.