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Volcanoes and Earthquakes are caused by :

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plate convection

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plate contraction

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plate tectonics

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plate boundary

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The correct option is D plate tectonics
When the plate separate the magma comes out of surface resulting in volcano and when they strike with each other it result in earthquake. They are the result of plate tectonics.

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