Metamorphic Rocks - Notes Review

1. 1. List the two forces that can change rocks into metamorphic rocks.

• Heat, Pressure

• Wind, Water

• Heat, Sound

• Gravity, Pressure

2. 2. Is the following sentence true or false?

3. Metamorphic rocks form deep beneath Earth's surface.

• True

• False

3. 3. How do rocks change when they become metamorphic rocks?

• They melt completely.

• They break into small pieces.

• They change due to heat and pressure.

• They dissolve in water.

4. 4. What kinds of rocks can be changed into metamorphic rocks?

• Only igneous rocks

• Only sedimentary rocks

• Igneous, sedimentary, and other metamorphic rocks

• Both igneous and sedimentary rocks

5. 5. Is the following sentence true or false?

6. The deeper a rock is buried in the crust, the less pressure there is on that rock.

• True

• False

6. 6. Is the following sentence true or false?

7. Geologists classify metamorphic rocks by the arrangement of grains making up the rocks.

• True

• False

7. 7. Metamorphic rocks with grains arranged in parallel layers or bands are said to be ________________.

• foliated

• granular

• porous

• massive

8. 8. Circle the letter of each type of metamorphic rock that is foliated.

• slate

• quartzite

• gneiss

• marble

9. 9. Metamorphic rocks with grains arranged randomly are said to be ________________.

• nonfoliated

• foliated

• layered

• banded

10. 10. List two examples of nonfoliated metamorphic rocks.

• a. quartzite b. marble

• a. slate b. schist

• a. gneiss

  b. quartzite

• a. marble

  b. sandstone