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7. What is foliation?  

74. Grasses will create more slope stability than trees.  

1. ________ is the process where a rock changes form or mineral content as a result of environmental changes such as heat and pressure.  

5. Which tectonic boundary is associated with regional metamorphism?  

69. ________ is the downslope movement of rock, regolith, or soil under the direct influence of gravity.  

39. S-waves will not travel through liquids.  

2. Which of the following is the parent rock for quartzite?  

3. Generally speaking, how is the chemical composition of most metamorphic rocks going to compare to that of the parent rock?  

51. Which ship was involved in the first global, comprehensive study of the Earth’s oceans starting in 1872?  

33. Which tectonic boundary is responsible for the most powerful and destructive earthquakes recorded? ________.