5. A region, known as the Ring of Fire, follows the border of the Pacific Ocean basin. Why do so many earthquakes and volcanoes occur in this region?

A. Numerous tectonic plate boundaries are located along the edges of this region.
B. Transform boundaries completely surround this region of the Pacific Ocean.
C. Only powerful convergent plates are located along the Ring of Fire,
D. Two plates are diverging in the center of the Pacific Ocean