0
The East African Rift is complex and one of the largest continental rifts on Earth; it extends from north from Lebanon to Ethiopia, running downwards though Kenya from the north to the south. It is slowly splitting the African continent in half.
There are fault-lines that stretch outward from this rift, reaching out across the face of African. One fault-line moves westward extending to Lake Nysas. There is one which runs to east-central Africa near the equator and Lake Victoria. The eastern fault-lines include the Great Rift Valley which runs from Syria in south-western Asia, to Mozambique in south-eastern Africa. Another fault-line lays in north-eastern Africa and extends to the Afar Triangle, part of a mid-ocean ridge. There is also a fault-line which runs between the Somalia and Nubia plates.
What else can I help you with?
What kind of fault is the Great Rift Valley in Africa?
It's a Normal Fault.
What is the difference between a fold and a fault?
Folds and faults are both formed from compression on opposite sides due to tectonic movement of the earth's crust. However, in a fold, the crust does not break, it simply is deformed in a curved pattern. In a fault, the rocks in the crust actually shatter, and movement is seen along a fault line, wheby rocks are displaced relative to each other.
What is the fault system in East Africa?
Rift Valley
How did maagascr break away from Africa?
In between Africa and Madagascar there is a tectonic plate fault line this caused Madagascar to break away from Africa
What is the similarity between a fault and a fault zone?
A fault is where to tectonic plates meet but a fault zone is the area around a fault.
A is a breaker in the earths crust?
fault
What is a A break in earths crust?
A fault
A crack in earths crust?
Fault
What is a deep crack in the earths crust called?
A fault.
What is foult?
A *fault* is a slip or crack in the earths crust.
Which of these is formed when plates of earths crust bend and crack?
a fault
A zone of weakness or a break in earths crust is known as?
This is known as a fault. A fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred. Movement along faults can result in earthquakes.
A crack in the earths crust caused by tectonic plate movement is called a?
Fault.
What is a crak in the earths crust that can lead to an earthquake called?
A crack in the Earth's crust that can lead to an earthquake is called a fault.
A break in the crust along which rock moves?
This is called a fault.== ==
What is a volcano fault?
Faults are made up of fractures in the earths crust. One side of the fault moves opposite of the other side.
What is the difference between a crack in the earths crust and a fault?
A crack in the Earth's crust is a fracture where rocks have pulled apart, whereas a fault is a fracture where there has been movement along the fracture plane. In other words, a fault is a type of crack in the Earth's crust that has undergone displacement.
