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when plates diverge, a rift valley is formed and there's a fissure where magma can rise up to form submarine volcanoes on the rift
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoRift Valley is formed on the splits or cracks of the Earth's crust and built from the tectonic plates. Tt is also called grabens.
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∙ 12y agoRifts are steep-walled valleys caused by a seperation of the tectonic plate.
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∙ 11y agoPieces of the lithosphere that move around the top of the ansthenosphere
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Why do lakes form on the floor of a rift valley?
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
How did the African Rift valley form?
the great rift valley formed when two plates shifted.
Is narmada valley a rift valley?
Yes, Narmada valley is a rift valley.
What is the name of the deep valley which lies along the east coast of Africa?
This is the Rift Valley.
Which form of geological activity is the Great Rift Valley representing?
Usually the movement of tectonic plates.
Why do lakes form on the floor of a rift valley?
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
Where does a rift valley form?
A rift valley forms at a convergent boundary.
How did the African Rift valley form?
the great rift valley formed when two plates shifted.
Why do Lakes form on the floor of rift valleys?
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
How did a rift valley form?
the tectonic plates separate and the ground moves down. then a rift valley is formed
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.
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.
What is a deep valley on land form that forms a divergent boundary?
A rift valley
When two plates collide they form what?
rift valley
What boundary does a rift valley form at?
A divergent boundary.
What are some examples of a rift valley?
narmada valley is an example of a rift valley
A rift valley can form where two continental plates when they are what?
divide
