Multiple Choice
Rocks can begin to melt if
A) a decrease in pressure results in a sufficient decrease in the rock's melting point.
B) the rock's water content increases thereby decreasing the rock's melting point.
C) heated by rising magma from the Earth's interior.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.
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