Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphic rocks are foliated if their mineral grains are arranged randomly.

• true
• false

Heat and pressure change the sedimentary rock shale into slate.

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

Metamorphic rock can form out of other metamorphic rock.

• true
• false

The deeper a rock is buried in the crust, the greater the pressure on that rock.

• true
• false

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Metamorphic rocks form from ___.

• igneous rocks
• other metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• all types of rocks

Granite forms what type of metamorphic rock?

• slate
• marble
• gneiss
• quartzite

Marble is the metamorphic rock.  What is the parent rock? 

• sandstone
• limestone
• granite
• shale

What is the parent rock of slate

• sandstone
• limestone
• granite
• shale