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According to the rock cycle model, how can a sedimentary rock such as shale transform into a metamorphic rock such as slate or schist?

By melting completely into magma and cooling underground By exposure to intense heat and pressure deep within Earth's crust without melting By weathering into sand grains and compacting in a river bed By dissolving in ocean water and evaporating

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By exposure to intense heat and pressure deep within Earth's crust without melting

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