Geologists Believe That a New Ocean Basin Is Forming

question 18

Multiple Choice

Geologists believe that a new ocean basin is forming:

• A) at the East African Rift Valley.
• B) in the Red Sea.
• C) along the divergent zone between India and Asia.
• D) along the divergent zone between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate.

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