Question

Which statement best describes the action that is creating the Rift Valley in Africa?

The African plate is splitting apart to form two separate plates.




The Eurasian plate is converging with the African plate.





The African plate is colliding with the Arabian plate.




The Eurasian and Arabian plates are diverging.

Answer 1

The correct answer is "The African plate is splitting apart to form two separate plates".

Step-by-step explanation:

With its approximately 6400 kilometers in length, the Rift Valley in Africa is one of the most extensive rifts on Earth's surface. The Rift Valley in Africa is comprised of a series of contiguous geographic trenches that extends from Jordan all the way to Mozambique. The action of the Rift Valley in Africa is creating that The African plate is splitting apart to form two separate plates: the Somali Plate and the Nubian Plate. However this action is occurring at a slow rate, with a separation of 6 to 7 millimeters annually.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the African plate is splitting apart to form two separate plates.

The eastern part of the plate is splitting and moving east, away from Mainland Africa. Every day the distance increases and is filled with water and sea life slowly eroding away at the surface as it slowly loses grip to Mainland Africa.