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A rift valley can form where two continental plates are
a. moving apart
b. colliding

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A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, which means that the two plates are

a. moving apart - this is the correct answer!

Rift valleys are often filled with lakes. For example, some scientists suggest that the Dead Sea lies in such a rift valley. Other such lake includes Lake Albert in Congo and Uganda.
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