Question

The image shows the Great Rift Valley in Africa, an example of a rift valley.

Answer 1

Answer:

The rift valley formed when the crust pulled apart.

Explanation:

The statement that best describes how the Great Rift Valley in Africa formed is that they formed when the crust pulled apart.

• This is geologically known as divergence.
• The Arabian plate and the Nubian/Somali plate are divergent plates.
• They are currently moving apart and away from each other.
• This creates a crack on the earth which is what formed the rift valley in Africa.
• Along such margins, earthquake activities are prominent.

Answer 2

Answer:

A on edge 2020

Explanation:

divergent boundaries make rift valleys convergent boundaries are when land pulls apart