How is a metamorphic rock made?

• By intense heat and/or pressure
• By compacting and cementing
• Cooling and solidification of lava or magma

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

• pressure

• arrangement

• magic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• Gneiss
• Granite
• Scoria
• Conglomerate

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• pumice
• sandstone
• slate
• coal

Which texture best describes this rock?

• porphyritic

• nonfoliated

• foliated

• clastic

Metamorphic Rocks are classified by

• Mineral Composition
• Texture (foliated / non foliated)
• Grain Sizes
• How they formed.

Morph means what?

• change
• alter
• switch
• rearrange

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

This pink and black striped rock can be classified as

• foliated metamorphic
• unfoliated metamorphic
• clastic sedimentaary
• organic sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1