What is an example of a continental divergent boundary?
melony82 Teacher High School – 9th Grade eNotes Editor When divergent boundaries occur under continental plates, they form a rift valley. Initially, the valley is fairly narrow, but it still allows rivers or streams to flow through. At one point, it will dip down below sea level, allowing a sea to form. Given the right conditions, and enough time, new ocean basins may even form. The East Africa Rift Valley is an example of a continental divergent boundary. Sources: http://geology.com/nsta/divergent-plate-boundaries.shtml Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-57071’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by melony82 on Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 6:06 PM jwuenschel eNotes Editor The 3 types of tectonic plate boundaries are convergent, transform, and divergent. A convergent boundary is one where two plates are moving toward each other. Typically one plate is forced beneath the other (ex: the Andes mountains and the Japanese islands). A transform boundary is one were two plates move pa
