Match each term with its best description.RecrystallizationCompactionFoliationBurial metamorphism?Grains move closer together?Parallel alignment of platy grains?Grains take on a larger size?When a rock changes because of surrounding pressure
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Match each term with its best description.RecrystallizationCompactionFoliationBurial metamorphism?Grains move closer together?Parallel alignment of platy grains?Grains take on a larger size?When a rock changes because of surrounding pressure
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Recrystallization - Grains take on a larger size Compaction - Grains move closer together Foliation - Parallel alignment of platy grains Burial metamorphism - When a rock changes because of surrounding pressure
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