Question

The Red Sea is growing wider by 2cm per year, pushing the Arabian peninsula and the African Continent apart. What kind of plate boundary creates this landform?

A
Divergent

B
Convergent

C
Transform

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Red Sea Rift was formed by the divergence between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate. The rift transitioned from a continental rift to an oceanic rift. Magnetic anomalies suggest that the spreading rate on either side of the Red Sea is about 1 cm/year.