What Process Is Creating a Series of Rift Features Along

question 30

Multiple Choice

What process is creating a series of rift features along the eastern flank of the African continent?

• A) Crustal plates that underlie the African continent are spreading apart.
• B) The Somali Plate is colliding with the African Plate.
• C) Subduction is occurring as the Somali Plate dives under the Eurasian Plate.
• D) Small amounts of molten rock have surfaced and accumulated.

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