The Modern- Day Red Sea Is Explained by Plate Tectonics

Multiple Choice

The modern- day Red Sea is explained by plate tectonics theory because it is________ .

A) a rare example of a two continent subduction zone where both the African and Arabian continental plates are both sinking under the Red Sea plate
B) a tiny remnant of a once immense ocean that was closed as Africa moved into Asia
C) a rift zone that may eventually open into a major ocean if Arabia and Africa continue to separate
D) the site of a transform fault along which Arabia is moving away from Africa