
Metamorphic Rocks Lesson
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Metamorphic Rocks Lesson
By Eryn Keating
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Metamorphic Rocks
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Explain the characteristics that distinquish how metamorphic rocks are classified.
Explain that metamorphic rocks are most important due to their economic uses and in hard rock mining.
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Which type of rock is formed by the cooling and crystallizing of molten rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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Multiple Choice
Which type of rock can form from living things, pieces of other rocks, and minerals dissolved in water?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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Which type of rock can ONLY form from pre-existing protoliths (parent rocks)?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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During metamorphism the minerals melt due to the extreme heat and pressure
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Limestone contains the mineral calcite which dissolves in acid.
Limestone is the parent rock of Marble.
Will Marble also dissolve with acid?
Yes
No
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Multiple Select
What happens to the minerals in a rock when it becomes a metamorphic rock?
They precipitate
They re-crystallize
They are forced out
They stay the same
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When Magma is forced up into existing layers of rocks beneath the surface:
Subduction
Hot Spot
Igneous Intrusion
Rock Invasion
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Metamorphic rocks are often formed at convergent boundaries where 2 continents smash together and form:
Volcanoes
Folded Mountains
Islands
Ocean Trenches
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Which 2 factors cause metamorphism?
Intense Heat
Extreme Pressure
Excessive Erosion
Strong Weathering
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Where are almost all Metamorphic rocks formed:
On Earth's surface
Below Earth's Surface
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Collision and subduction zones are where Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together. These areas cause:
Contact metamorphism
Regional Metemorphism
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Igneous intrusions force magma into rocks underground. The touching hot magma causes:
Contact metamorphism
Regional Metemorphism
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Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a source of extreme pressure responsible for metamorphism?
Igneous intrusions
Gravity
Earth's moving crust
Lava
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Which is NOT associated with metamorphic rocks?
Stratification
Foliation
Re-crystallization
Change
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Multiple Choice
Classification of Marble?
Foliated
Non-foliated
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Classification of Slate?
Foliated
Non-foliated
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Classification of Gneiss?
Foliated
Non-foliated
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Classification of Quartzite?
Foliated
Non-foliated
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What happens when foliation occurs?
The rock gets compressed and denser
The minerals arrange in bands (stripes)
Minerals re-crystallize
All of these processes occur during foliation
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Which is a higher quality of coal that will produce more heat energy?
Anthracite Coal
Bituminous Coal
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