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Metamorphic Rocks
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Question | Answer |
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convergent boundary | when plates move toward one another |
divergent boundary | when plates move away from one another |
transform boundary | when plates slide past one another |
folding | the deformation of rock layers in Earth's crust as the plates move. |
subduction | when one plate slides under another plate |
trench | deep areas of the crust where oceanic plates converge and sink |
metamorphic rock | changes from one type of rock to another due to heat and pressure. |
rock cycle | a transformation that changes one type of rock into another type of rock |
folation | to form into thin, leaf-like layers |