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What are rift valleys and how are they formed?

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  • Mention what rift valley is.
  • Formation of rift valley
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Rift valleys are lowlands between two landmasses formed due to the movement of tectonic plates. And how are these rift values formed? yes, when the tectonic plates in the earth’s lithosphere move apart, a flat-bottomed valley is formed by the sinking of the land between the plates and that is how these rift valleys are formed.

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