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A prominent feature of the mid-atlantic ridge is a very deep linear valley known as what?
rift valley
Is narmada valley a rift valley?
Yes, Narmada valley is a rift valley.
Why do lakes form on the floor of a rift valley?
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
What type of mountains are formed when tension causes large blocks of Earth's crust to drop down relative to other blocks?
Large blocks of Earth's crust that drops down relative to other blocks, will form a rift valley (trench). The Great Rift Valley in Africa is one example.
What is the name of the deep valley which lies along the east coast of Africa?
This is the Rift Valley.
What is the valley that creates a Y shaped trench 3500 miles long?
great rift valley
What does a rift valley look like?
A rift valley looks like a very huge trench. There is a wide opening at the centre of the two escarpment walls on either sides.
What motion of the sea floor is responsible for the formation of the mid Atlantic ridges rift valley?
According to scientists, the process associated with seafloor spreading is responsible for the formation of the mid Atlantic ridges rift valley.
What type of fault created the Rio Grande Rift Valley?
A rift valley is a graben. A German word. A graben geological structure in cross section looks like a V with a wide bottom, more like a U with sloped sides. The earth is pulled apart creating normal faults on either side and the center part sinks. The opposite structure, where the center rises is called a horst. Look up graben on wikipedia.
A prominent feature of the mid-atlantic ridge is a very deep linear valley known as what?
rift valley
What happens to the sea floor at the mid Atlantic ridge?
A rift valley will form
How is valley similar to an ocean trench?
in a way, they are both part of the process called sea floor spreading. the trench is where the ocean floor is subducted and the rift valley is where the molten material comes up and cools.
How do you use rift valley in a sentence?
I live in a rift valley! Before today, I was unaware that I am a Rift Valley Dude.
Latitude and longitude of great rift valley?
British explorer John Walter Gregory named the Great Rift Valley for its continuous geographic trench. Its absolute location is 0.1000 deg S, 36.1000 deg E.
What would the land equivalent be of the Mid-Atlantic-Ridge?
A continental rift such as the East African Rift valley. Please see the related link.
What are some examples of a rift valley?
narmada valley is an example of a rift valley
A deep valley along the ocen floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward mantle?
This is known as a trench in a subduction zone.
