Most volcanoes are found where?

Question

A. along subduction zones where oceanic plates move under continental plates
B. along transform faults where the edges of two plates slide past each other
C. where continental plates collide with each other
D. in the interior of continents

Answer 1

A. Along subduction zones where oceanic plates move under continental plates.
I can't believe the first two answers. If you look at the major volcanic regions in the world you find the condition described in A. The Andes Mountains, The Columbia Plateau Basalts and Cascades Range, The Aleutian Islands. Notable exceptions to this are the Deccan Traps, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Yellowstone Caldera, which are all Hot Spots.

Answer 2

Where continental plates collied with each other

Answer #3 is getting a little idiotic about things. The fact is, they happen when the plates pull together or pull apart. Please read for yourself. Neither my answer (or the 1st) are incorrect)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes

Answer 3

where continental plates pull away from each other. the most populas place is the ring of fire in the pacific ocean