With refrence to volcanoes Consider the following statements 1 Most volcanoes are generally found un...........

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With refrence to volcanoes, Consider the following statements:

1. Most volcanoes are generally found underwater of Earth.

2. Highest volcanic mountain of the world is Mount Cotopaxi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. Earth's volcanoes occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle. Therefore, on Earth, volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found underwater.