Metamorphic Rocks Are Prevalent __

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic rocks are prevalent __.

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