Igneous and Metamorphic Rock

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

• Heat and Pressure
• Compaction & Cementation
• Cooling of Magma
• Sediments & Glue

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Any rock formed when another rock is changed by heat or __________ is a metamorphic rock.

• pressure
• arrangement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following best describes the type of environment a metamorphic rock forms in

• High heat, low pressure
• Low heat, high pressure
• High heat, high pressure
• Low heat, low pressure

Minerals can actually be changed into other minerals under great heat and pressure

• True
• False

The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it

• True 
• False

Metamorphic rock is changed by heat, pressure, and/or chemical reactions

• True
• False

Geologists classify metamorphic rocks according to the __________ of the grains making up the rocks.

• pressure
• arrangement

Granite forms what type of metamorphic rock?

• slate
• marble
• gneiss
• quartzite

What is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?

• Schist
• Slate
• Gneiss
• Marble

Intrusive Igneous rocks will be 

• coarse grain
• fine grain