Imagine that you're moving to a new home in a country along the Ring of Fire. Your new home will be in New Zealand. When you arrive at your new home, your neighbors tell you about the importance of safely preparing for earthquakes, and this is something new to you! What is the Ring of Fire, and why is it an area that experiences more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes? Why would you have to prepare for these events? Explain your answer in at least three sentences.

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Alannah Trevino

19 July, 04:58

Imagine that you're moving to a new home in a country along the Ring of Fire. Your new home will be in New Zealand. When you arrive at your new home, your neighbors tell you about the importance of safely preparing for earthquakes, and this is something new to you! What is the Ring of Fire, and why is it an area that experiences more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes? Why would you have to prepare for these events? Explain your answer in at least three sentences.

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Annabel Villa · Answer 1

-The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean in which earthquakes and volcano eruptions tend to happen.

-This area experiences more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes because there is a lot of movement of the tectonic plates as in this area the plates overlap at boundaries.

-You have to prepare for these events to be able to do the right thing to remain safe and avoid severe injuries.

Ahmad Ferrell · Answer 2

The ring of fire is the radius of a potentially live volcano and the area of your dwelling.

preparations would be maintained because the area would have a heightened risk of possible eruptions, and risk to live