The Sierra Nevada Mountains are composed primarily of granite. Considering that granite is an intrusive rock, how could it become visible at the surface of the Earth?
W) Intrusive rock forms on the surface
X) The granite was metamorphosed
Y) The surrounding material eroded away
Z) Granites undergo two stage cooling
✔️Answer:Y) THE SURROUNDING MATERIAL ERODED AWAY
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