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What is an example of a continental to continental divergence?
the great rift valley of Africa
A rift valley can form where two continental plates when they are what?
divide
Rift valley forms at?
A divergent continental plate boundary.
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 continental plates converge a rift valley form?
No. Continental convergent plate boundaries form fold mountain ranges. A rift valley will form at a divergent plate boundary.
Does a rift valley form when two continental plates diverge?
yes it does
Which of the following landforms result from divergence of continental crust?
a rift valley
Is there rift valley in Australia?
No, there is no rift valley in Australia. The Great Rift Valley is a geographical feature in East Africa, known for its unique landscape and geological formations resulting from tectonic movement. Australia does not have a similar continental rift valley.
Plate tectonics what forms along continental divergent boundaries?
rift valley
What is another name for a rift valley?
A failed rift valley is known as an aulacogen. It is a three-way continental plate junction in which two of the ridges continue spreading while the third stops. Examples of failed rift valleys are the Rio Grande Rift and the East African Rift.
What is a rifts?
Rift valleys occur when continental plates are pulling apart from one another, for example the East African Rift Valley.
When the continental plates pull apart at the divergent boundary on land what forms?
Rift valley
