Rocks subjected to ________ feel a squeezing motion.
A)metasomatism
B)diagenesis
C)compression
D)extension

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Compression refers to the process of applying pressure or squeezing a rock, leading to its deformation or formation of folds and faults. Thus, rocks subjected to compression feel a squeezing motion. Metasomatism refers to the alteration of rocks through high-temperature fluids, diagenesis refers to the physical and chemical changes that occur in sedimentary rocks after deposition, and extension refers to the process of stretching or pulling apart rocks along a fault or rift zone.

Rocks Subjected to ________ Feel a Squeezing Motion