Metamorphic Rocks

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

• True

• False

Marble is often used in sculpture because its even COLOR allows it to be carved into complex and detailed shapes.

• True

• False

Heat and pressure change the sedimentary rock shale into SLATE.

• True

• False

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

The metamorphic rock _____________ usually forms when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure deep beneath the surface.

• Schist

• Marble

• Granite

Because the foliated metamorphic rock, _____________, splits easily into flat pieces, it is used for roofing material.

• Slate

• Shale

• Marble

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

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• Size

• Arrangement (pattern)

• Color

Quartzite forms when the quartz particles in _____________ recrystallize.

• Gneiss

• Limestone

• Sandstone