Geology 1F: Metamorphic Rocks

What do the Greek words META and MORPHOSIS mean?

​ (a)   from deep inside the Earth can cause any rock to change into a​ (b)   .

• Heat & pressure
• metamorphic rock
• Iron & nickel
• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• Crust & mantle
• Water & wind
• Sand & time

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Choose the correct category for each word in the bank!

Groups:

(a) Causes of change in metamorphic rocks!

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(b) (3) Main types of rocks!

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(c) Types of metamorphic rocks!

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(d) Characteristics that change in a rock!

• heat

• pressure

• igneous

• mineral content

• time

• metamorphic

• appearance

• non-foliated (no layers)

• texture

• foliated (layers)

• crystal structure

• sedimentary

What forces rock down into the heat of the mantle where they can get heated and pressurized?

• Collisions between Earth's plates at the crust!

• Magma pools deep in the mantle of the Earth!

• Huge waves that smash against continental crust!

• Animals that burrow deep under Earth's surface!

• Human scientists in labs!

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Is this rock sample foliated or non-foliated?

a

BOTH

NEITHER

FOLIATED

NON-FOLIATED

Is this rock sample foliated or non-foliated?

a

Non-Foliated

Both

Foliated

Neither

When any rock is subjected to heat and pressure, the minerals inside can change into different minerals!

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The term FOLIATED comes from the Latin word for...

Drag the pictures to the correct category!

Groups:

(a) Foliated

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(b) Non-Foliated

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Read the paragraph shown! Which rock would be best for carving fancy chess pieces for an expensive chess board?

• MARBLE

• SLATE