Volcanic belts form along _____. North American mountain ranges the middle of Earth’s plates the boundaries of Earth’s plates islands in the Pacific Ocean
Volcanoes occur in belts that extend across continents and oceans. An example, of a major volcanic belt is the Ring of Fire, formed by the many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. Volcanic belts form along the boundaries of Earth’s plates.
At plate boundaries, huge pieces of the crust diverge or converge. As a result, the crust often fractures, allowing magma to reach the surface.
Most volcanoes may form along the diverging plate boundaries such as mid-ocean ridges, or along the converging plate boundaries where subduction takes place.
