The molten material present beneath the solid rocks of the Earth’s crust is called magma. It exists at very high temperatures and contains molten rock, gases, and minerals. During a volcanic eruption, this magma rises through cracks in the crust ...
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The volcanic belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean is universally called the Ring of Fire. This horseshoe-shaped belt is nearly 40,000 km long and is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world, containing roughly 75% of Earth’s volcanoes ...