A__ is brittle fracture in rocks, along which the rock bodies have moved relative each other.
strain?
slide?
fold?
fault?

During metamorphic processes, increased pressure and temperature can affect the of minerals in rock. rocks subjected to very high pressure are typically than others because mineral grains are squeezed together, and the atoms are more closely packed. during metamorphic processes, water facilitates the transfer of ions between and within minerals, which can the rate at which metamorphic reactions take place. the growth of new minerals within a rock during metamorphism has been estimated to be about per million years. metamorphism is commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries, where two plates move toward each other. during contact metamorphism, a large intrusion will contain thermal energy and will cool much more slowly than a small one. metamorphosed sandstone is known as the metamorphic rock made from metamorphosed shale, was once used to make blackboards for classrooms

When the soviets created the borders of their central asian and caucus republics, the paid little attention to where each region’s ethic group lived. ethnic-related disputes exist along every sherd boundary in central asia. true false

Describe the four major spheres of the earth system; identify the parts of the earth they each represent. explain what is meant by the "earth system."