1001 Space Earth Earth Rocks and Minerals Landscape Sea Weather and Climate Natural Disasters Resources Nature History Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:Where are extinct volcanoes found?What makes an avalanche so deadly?What happens inside a volcano?What causes landslides?What causes an earthquake?Are some volcanoes more dangerous ...What is a caldera?How does wildfire spread?What is a waterspout?Can disasters be predicted?*Where do volcanoes happen most?*Is a typhoon the same thing as a h...Is a twister like a hurricane? Where do volcanoes happen most? A great deal of energy is produced where the Earth's surface plates are being created and destroyed. In these areas, molten material may erupt from the Earth's interior in volcanoes. There are so many around the Pacific Ocean that it is called the 'ring of fire'. Most of the world's active volcanoes and earthquake zones are found along the edges of the Earth's plates.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Natural Disasters