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