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Which type of basin forms at divergent boundaries?
rift
strike-slip
wedge
arc
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Rift.
At divergent boundaries the crust is pulled apart, thins and subsides, forming rift basins (e.g., the East African Rift; mid-ocean spreading centers form new ocean basins).
At divergent boundaries the crust is pulled apart, thins and subsides, forming rift basins (e.g., the East African Rift; mid-ocean spreading centers form new ocean basins).
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