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Contact metamorphism _____.

is caused by high temperatures
usually affects a very large area
happens when mountains are formed
occurs along fault lines

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The answer is is caused by high temperatures.

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Contact metamorphism occurs typically around intrusive igneous rocks and is caused by high temperatures

This high temperature usually caused by the intrusion of magma into cooler country rock, causing a metamorphic reaction when it came to contact.
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