Metamorphic Rocks Quiz

What is a metamorphic rock? A rock that is changed by ____

• heat

• pressure

• heat and pressure

What types of rocks can become metamorphic rocks?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the “parent” rock? The ________________ rock (the rock BEFORE it is changed).

• original
• oldest

• youngest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is contact metamorphism?

• contact with extreme heat
• subjected to pressure over a large area
• metamorphism that happens over a long period of time.

What is regional metamorphism?

• contact with extreme heat
• A rock that is subjected to pressure over a large area

• metamorphism that happens over a long period of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a foliated metamorphic rock?

• alternating minerals/crystals

• do not have layers of alternating minerals/crystals

• layered minerals

What is a non- foliated metamorphic rock?

• alternating minerals/crystals

• do not have layers of alternating minerals/crystals

• layered minerals

What is a metamorphic rock? A rock that is ___.

What are the two ways that these rocks change?

What types of rocks can become metamorphic rocks?