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What do you call the deep valley where two plates move apart?

This is known as a rift valley. it forms at a divergent boundary.


True or false When two continental plates converge Rift Valley forms?

False. A rift valley forms when continental plates diverge or pull apart. When two continental plates collide the result is a mountain range.


What landform is created when two continental plates pull apart?

On land, this forms a rift valley.


How are divergent boundary and rift valley related?

Rift Valleys and divergent boundaries occur where two tectonic plates are spreading apart. A good example of a Rift Valley is the one located in Africa between Somalia and Ethiopia.


What is a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart?

The answer to that very question that you have just stated i will answer. It is a simple RIFT VALLEY :)


How did the African Rift valley form?

the great rift valley formed when two plates shifted.


When two continental plates converge does a rift valley forms?

No. Continental convergent plate boundaries form fold mountain ranges. A rift valley will form at a divergent plate boundary.


When two plates collide they form what?

rift valley


A rift valley can form where two continental plates when they are what?

divide


What is a set of cracks that forms when two tectonic plates are pulling away from each other known as?

Divergent Plate Boundary. A Rift Valley forms between the two plates.


Does a rift valley form when two continental plates diverge?

yes it does


What kind of boundary forms a rift valley?

A rift valley forms at a divergent boundary. When plates diverge, the crust in between them is pulled thin. This tension creates a rift valley, such as the one found between the two islands of New Zealand. Over time, the stretched crust with grow so thin that rising magma will break its surface, forming an underwater ridge.