Question

plate interactions challenge
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case 1: africa
what’s 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

Explanation:

The African Plate and the Arabian Plate are known to be moving apart (spreading) at their boundary, forming a divergent plate boundary (like the Red Sea rift). So the correct description is "Plates are spreading apart."

Answer:

Plates are spreading apart.