Metamorphic Rocks Are Prevalent __

question 51

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic rocks are prevalent __.

• A) in continental crust in the middle of a plate, far away from any mountains or active faults
• B) within volcanoes
• C) in the oceanic crust away from the mid-ocean ridge
• D) in intensely deformed portions of large mountain ranges, where the continental crust is subjected to high temperatures, pressures, and tectonic stress
• E) nowhere on Earth, because regional metamorphism only occurred back when the mountains were forming

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