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Continental rifts are bound by

a.transform faults
b.normal faults
c.reverse faults

User Chanaka
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~Hello There! ^_^

Your question: Continental rifts are bound by..?

Your answer: Continental rifts are bound by normal faults.

The answer is option B.

Hope this helps! :D



User Zack Dawood
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Answer:

b.normal faults

Step-by-step explanation:

Faults are the early stage of continental rifts and, if successful, can lead to the formation of a new ocean basin.

Transforming fault boundaries are typically found along mesoceanic dorsals, where the divergent boundary has its continuity broken and is shifted in a staggered pattern. The Saint Andrew Fault in California, where the Pacific Plate slips relative to the North American Plate, is a prime example of a continent-transforming fault. Because the plates have shifted relative to each other for millions of years, the contiguous rocks on both sides of the fault are of different types and ages.

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