Rift valley Flashcards
1
Q
What happens where plates diverge beneath land?
A
Rising magma causes the continental crust to bulge and fracture, forming fault lines.
2
Q
What happens and forms when plates keep moving apart between parallel faults?
A
The crust drops down to form a rift valley
3
Q
Give an example of a rift valley
A
The East African Rift System is a series of rift valleys that stretches from Mozambique to the Red Sea (4000 km)
4
Q
How is the East African Rift System formed?
A
By the Nubian and Somalian plates diverging. Some parts of the system are hundreds of metres deep and thousands of metres wide
5
Q
Give 2 examples of volcanoes found on the East African Rift System
A
Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya (two highest mountains in Africa)
