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What Is the Name of the Metamorphic Rock in the Image

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  What is the name of the metamorphic rock in the image above? A) Slate B) Shale C) Gneiss D) Schist What is the name of the metamorphic rock in the image above?


Definitions:

Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

Earth's Crust

The outermost layer of the Earth, comprising a thin layer of rocks and minerals that houses the planet's oceans and continents.

Upper Mantle

The region of the Earth's mantle that lies just beneath the crust and extends to deeper mantle layers, involved in tectonic movements.

Moderate Temperature

A climate condition characterized by neither extreme heat nor extreme cold, often considered ideal for human habitation and agriculture.

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