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nelaaney

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Among the following choices, the closest match for a divergent boundary is ________.
 
  A) the East African Rift valley
  B) the San Andreas Fault
  C) the Appalachian Mountains
  D) the Mariana Trench

Question 2

Continental rifting begins when plate motions produce ________ forces that pull and stretch the lithosphere.
 
  A) compressional
  B) tensional
  C) shear
  D) magnetic


cloudre37

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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