Metamorphic Rocks

Which is not one of the three types of rocks on Earth?

• sedimentary

• regional

• igneous

• metamorphic

Metamorphic rocks form when rock melts into magma and then cools and hardens to form new rocks.

• True

• False

The word metamorphic means ____.

• change of shape
• change of Earth

• comes from magma

• very large rock

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To create a metamorphic rock, you need ____.

• heat and pressure

• sediment and erosion

• magma and lava

• steam and ice

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Regional metamorphism happens when rocks are buried deep in Earth's crust.

• True

• False

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Most of Earth's lower continental crust is made of ____.

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• magma

Where might you see contact metamorphism?

• deep under Earth's crust

• on the sides of mountains

• in deep canyons

• where tectonic plates come together

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It's impossible to tell what types of rocks metamorphic rocks started as.

• True

• False

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Limestone changes into ____.

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Granite changes into ____.

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