Rift valley definitions

Rift Valley

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Rift valley

A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface, which is subsequently further deepened by the forces of erosion. When the tensional forces were strong...
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Rift Valley

major branch of the East African Rift System (q.v.).
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rift valley

any elongated trough formed by the subsidence of a segment of the Earth`s crust between dip-slip, or normal, faults. Such a fault is a fracture in ... [7 related articles]
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rift valley

An elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of a planet's crust between two faults or groups of approximately parallel faults. As the faults move apart, the central area between them slips down. The friction produced by this slippage can cause earthquakes and also melt rock which is then...
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Rift Valley

A fault trough formed in a divergence zone or other area of tension.
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Rift valley

1 A valley of regional extent formed by block faulting in which tensional stresses tend to pull the crust apart. Synonymous with graben. 2 The downdropped block along divergent plate margins.
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Rift Valley

Steep sided valley found on the Earth's surface created by tectonic rifting.
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rift valley

A valley formed when the strip of land between two faults subsides.
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rift valley

A linear-shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.
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rift valley

An elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the planet's crust between two faults or groups of faults of approximately parallel strike.
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rift valley

[n] - a valley with steep sides
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rift valley

noun a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth`s crust
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rift valley

Click images to enlargeValley formed by the subsidence of a block of the Earth's crust between two or more parallel faults. Rift valleys are steep-sided and form where the crust is being pulled apart, as at mid-ocean ridges, or in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. In cross-section they can appear like ...
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Rift Valley

a large valley between two sets of opposite-facing Normal faults, resulting from tension forces in the rocks. (e.g. E.African Rift).
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