Metamorphic Rocks

How are metamorphic rocks created?

• Heat & Pressure

• Melting & Solidification

• Compaction & Cementation

If a rock has wavy or distorted layering, it is most likely

• An Igneous Rock

• A Sedimentary Rock

• A Metamorphic Rock

Banding is a characteristic of

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

The word "Banding" means

• Alternating light and dark layers

• Mineral crystals in the rock don't align

• Mineral crystals in the rock align

• Flat, parallel layering

• Intergrown crystals are visible

The most dense rocks are usually

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Which type of rock is divided into Foliated and Non-Foliated categories?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The word "Foliated" means that

• Mineral crystals in a rock line up

• Alternating dark and light layers

• Intergrown crystals are visible

• Air pockets are visible

• The rock contains fossils

What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?

• How they were formed

• Which minerals are present

• Where they were found

• How old they are

• How they break

All rocks are made of

• Minerals

• Other Rocks

• Dirt

• Intergrown Crystals

• Sediments

According to the rock cycle, any type of rock can become any other type of rock.

• True

• False