Metamorphic Rocks & Heat Exercise

Metamorphic Rocks & Heat

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Metamorphic Rocks & Heat

Understand how heat and pressure transform existing rocks into metamorphic rocks.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    How do metamorphic rocks form?

  2. MultiChoice

    What does the word 'metamorphic' mean?

  3. MultiChoice

    What parent rock transforms into marble?

  4. MultiChoice

    What parent rock transforms into quartzite?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is foliation in metamorphic rocks?

  6. MultiChoice

    Where does regional metamorphism usually happen?

  7. MultiChoice

    Why do metamorphic rocks NOT melt completely during formation?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which metamorphic rock is commonly used for chalkboards?

  9. MultiChoice

    What happens to shale under heat and pressure?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which two main factors create metamorphic rocks?

  11. MultiChoice

    What parent rock turns into gneiss?

  12. MultiChoice

    How can you distinguish a metamorphic rock like gneiss?