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    Rift valleys are long narrow depressions formed between mountain peaks along mid-ocean ridges, created by plate tectonics when the earth's crust separates as tectonic plates move apart or tear from one another. They occur along places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East African Coast, and Baikal Rift Valley, and are sites of ongoing geological events like active volcanism and frequent earthquakes due to the separation of the crustal plates.

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    Rift valleys are long narrow depressions formed between mountain peaks along mid-ocean ridges, created by plate tectonics when the earth's crust separates as tectonic plates move apart or tear from one another. They occur along places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East African Coast, and Baikal Rift Valley, and are sites of ongoing geological events like active volcanism and frequent earthquakes due to the separation of the crustal plates.

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    Rift valleys are long narrow depressions formed between mountain peaks along mid-ocean ridges, created by plate tectonics when the earth's crust separates as tectonic plates move apart or tear from one another. They occur along places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East African Coast, and Baikal Rift Valley, and are sites of ongoing geological events like active volcanism and frequent earthquakes due to the separation of the crustal plates.

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    Rift Valleys

    Kari Golden,
    Mika Harrison ,
    Frankie Romero,
    Myah Jones

    Definition..
    Rift Valley- a long narrow depression formed

    in between peaks along the mid ocean ridge.

    How it works..
    Plate tectonics are what created rift valleys,

    they are made up of crust and upper mantle.


    They are always in motion shifting and
    crashing against one another. The tectonic
    plates can also tear apart from one another.
    The earths crust separates when the plates
    move apart. Rift valleys can lead to creating
    entire new continents.

    Where do these occur?


    Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    East African Coast

    Baikal Rift valley

    Geological Events
    Active and semi-active volcanoes occur
    Earthquakes also frequently occur.

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