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Basalt is pushed into the crust by subduction. It will most likely become _____.

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Subduction is, "the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate." The basalt would most likely be swallowed up into the ground.
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The Answer choices are:

A. igneous rock

B. sedimentary rock

C. metamorphic rock

Correct Answer is C. Metamorphic Rock


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