Tilted layers of quartzite exposed in a mountain range indicate that
A)the mountain was covered with water.
B)sand was deposited on a steeply sloping surface,lithified,uplifted,and then exposed at the surface.
C)sand was deposited,lithified,metamorphosed,uplifted,and exposed.
D)limestone was deposited,lithified,metamorphosed,uplifted,and exposed.
E)glaciers eroded large portions of the mountain.

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Quartzite forms from the metamorphism of sandstone. The presence of tilted layers indicates that the original sandstone was deposited, lithified into rock, underwent metamorphism to become quartzite, and was then uplifted and exposed at the surface.

Tilted Layers of Quartzite Exposed in a Mountain Range Indicate