Sedimentary rocks are formed by ___.

small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together

existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure

magma or lava cools and hardens

igneous rocks are broken into pieces

Metamorphic rocks are formed by ___.

existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure

small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together

magma or lava cools and hardens

igneous rocks are broken into pieces

Igneous rocks are formed by ___.

magma or lava cools and hardens

existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure

small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together

igneous rocks are broken into pieces

Metamorphic rocks change their size, shape, color and/or texture by doing all of the following EXCEPT ____.

changing their chemical composition

changing their mineral composition

changing their crystal structure

What are the two main types of metamorphic rocks and how are they different?

foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers

intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed inside the earth and extrusive rocks are formed on the surface

foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do have visible bands/layers

intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed on the earth's surface and extrusive rocks are formed in the Earth

The difference between regional metamorphism and contact metamorphism is that regional metamorphism is caused by _____ from __________ and contact metamorphism is caused by _________ from _______ intruding into other rock.

pressure, tectonic plates, heat, magma

heat, tectonic plates, pressure, magma

heat, magma, pressure, tectonic plates

pressure, magma, heat, tectonic plates

Why is there a vast diversity of metamorphic rocks?

There is a vast diversity of metamorphic rocks because the degree of heat and pressure varies greatly

There is a vast diversity of metamorphic rocks because the degree of heat varies greatly

There is a vast diversity of metamorphic rocks because the degree of pressure varies greatly

There is a vast diversity of metamorphic rocks because rocks are magical.

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Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

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