Question

Which statement best describes how the Great Rift Valley in Africa formed?

Answer 1

Answer:

a)

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The rift valley formed when the crust pulled apart.

Explanation:

The Great Rift Valley in Africa formed when the crust pulled apart along a divergent margin.

• Rift valley systems are produced within a continent at divergent margins within a plate.
• The rifting system makes the earth in that region prone to frequent earthquakes as the continents continues pulling apart.
• It results from the divergence of the Arabian plate and the Somalia/Nubian plate.
• It is one of the longest rift valley systems on earth.