With which of the following oceans would you associate the ‘Ring of Fire'?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Pacific Ocean.
The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
- It is largely a result of Plate tectonics where the massive Pacific Plate interacts with less-dense plates surrounding it.
- The majority of Earth’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes take place along the Ring of Fire.
- The Ring of Fire is stretched to approximately 40,000 kilometers (24,900 miles) tracing boundaries between several tectonic plates including the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Indian-Australian, Nazca, North American, and Philippine Plates.
- Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Antarctica are some of the important places located in the Ring of Fire.