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plate interactions challenge
case 1: africa
whats happening at the plate boundary where the african plate and the arabian plate meet?
plates are pushing toward each other.
plates are spreading apart.
plates are sliding past each other.
(courtesy nasa goddard space flight center) image of africa, arabian plate boundary, and world map inset

Explanation:

The African Plate and Arabian Plate meet at a divergent boundary (part of the East African Rift system and the Red Sea rift). At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates move away from each other (spread apart). Convergent boundaries have plates pushing toward each other, and transform boundaries have plates sliding past each other. So the correct description is that the plates are spreading apart.

Answer:

Plates are spreading apart.