Metamorphic Rocks

The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it

• True 
• False

Metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands are called...

• Foliated
• Nonfoliated

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• pumice
• sandstone
• slate
• coal

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• Granite
• Quartzite
• Shale
• Basalt

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• Gneiss
• Granite
• Scoria
• Conglomerate

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

• Heat and Pressure
• Compaction & Cementation
• Cooling of Magma
• Sediments & Glue

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which texture best describes the rock above?

• porphyritic 
• nonfoliated
• foliated
• clastic

__________ metamorphism occurs when magma heats the surrounding rock and changes it.

• Regional
• Forced
• Igneotrophic
• Contact

__________ metamorphism occurs when rock formations in the crust collide and build pressure

• Regional
• Forced
• Igneotrophic
• Contact

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

__________  metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are not arranged in distinct bands.

• Conglomerate
• Non-foliated
• Foliated
• Permeated