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What does the term 'metamorphic' mean?
What does the term 'metamorphic' mean?
What are the two types of rock metamorphism?
What are the two types of rock metamorphism?
Which type of metamorphism is caused by an increase in heat?
Which type of metamorphism is caused by an increase in heat?
Which rock category is made up of minerals with distinct cleavage?
Which rock category is made up of minerals with distinct cleavage?
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What type of stress causes rocks to compress each other?
What type of stress causes rocks to compress each other?
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What causes metamorphism in rocks?
What causes metamorphism in rocks?
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What is the theory that explains the creation of major landforms?
What is the theory that explains the creation of major landforms?
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Who proposed the concept of continental drift?
Who proposed the concept of continental drift?
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What type of stress occurs in divergent boundaries?
What type of stress occurs in divergent boundaries?
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Shearing stress happens in which type of boundary?
Shearing stress happens in which type of boundary?
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Which of the following is an example of a non-foliate rock?
Which of the following is an example of a non-foliate rock?
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What type of movement results in the deformation of the Earth's crust?
What type of movement results in the deformation of the Earth's crust?
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Which type of fold is characterized by a one-sided slope connecting two horizontal or gently inclined strata?
Which type of fold is characterized by a one-sided slope connecting two horizontal or gently inclined strata?
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What is an anticline?
What is an anticline?
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Which fold is characterized by a downward fold on the rock?
Which fold is characterized by a downward fold on the rock?
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What happens in an overturned fold?
What happens in an overturned fold?
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