Describe how contact metamorphism occurs. What are the important factors that cause rocks to alter in
this type of metamorphism? What will be an ideal response?
Heat from a body of magma raises the temperature of the surrounding country rock, causing thermal
alteration. Hot fluids released by the magma into the country rock help to form new minerals. The
important factors with the intrusion are its size and initial temperature, its fluid content, and the fluid
content of the country rock
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The most important house style in the United States since the 1960s is known as
A) minimal traditional. B) contemporary. C) split-level. D) neo-eclectic. E) saltbox.
Explain what circumstances make streamflow so unsystematic and irregular
What will be an ideal response?
What type of stress associated with plate movement causes folding of the crust?
A. vertical compression B. shearing C. tension D. bending E. lateral compression