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The image shows the Great Rift Valley in Africa, an example of a rift valley.
Which statement best describes how the Great Rift Valley in Africa formed?
The rift valley formed when the crust pulled apart.
The rift valley formed due to subduction.
The rift valley formed similarly to an island arc.
The rift valley formed at a convergent boundary.
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The rift valley formed when the crust pulled apart.
The East African (Great) Rift is a continental divergent boundary where the lithosphere is being stretched and thinned, producing normal faulting and a down-dropped valley. Subduction, convergent boundaries, and island arcs form from plates coming together, not pulling apart.
The East African (Great) Rift is a continental divergent boundary where the lithosphere is being stretched and thinned, producing normal faulting and a down-dropped valley. Subduction, convergent boundaries, and island arcs form from plates coming together, not pulling apart.
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