WorksheetsMetamorphic Rock Entry Slip
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Metamorphic Rocks are formed by:
a)
heat and pressure
b)
sediments
c)
weather and erosion
2.
Which of the following is a type of metamorphism
a)
Regional
b)
Contact
c)
Hydrothermal
d)
All of the above
3.
Different Metamorphic rocks can be formed by the same parent rock depending on the degree of which it was formed
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which best describes what contact metamorphism is?
a)
when other rocks are near metamorphic rocks
b)
a plate boundary that is exposed to high heat and pressure
c)
squeezing loose sediments between layers that are more dense and solid
d)
rock that forms from the heating of magma but does not actually melt
5.
Contact metamorphism results when magma contacts a rock.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Regional metamorphism occurs over a small areas when a rock is buried or compressed.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Any type of rock—igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic—can become a
metamorphic rock.
metamorphic rock.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Foliation is:
a)
Layering of igneous rocks
b)
an alignment of mineral grains in a metamorphic rock
c)
layering observed in sedimentary rocks
9.
True / False: Metamorphic rocks can be metamorphosed more than once.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Non-foliated rocks have _________ grain arrangements
a)
Little or no
b)
large
c)
Massive
d)
Substantial
11.
If a metamorphic rock has mineral grains that are aligned in parallel lines, it is said to be ______________.
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Clastic
c)
Foliated
d)
Intrusive
12.
When a metamorphic rock does not have layers, it is said to be _________________.
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Foliated
13.
True or False: Metamorphic rocks are one of the weakest rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
As the rock is burred deeper in the crust, _____ as well as heat increases on the rock.
a)
mantle
b)
pressure
c)
texture
15.
The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, _____, and crystal structure of the rock's minerals change
a)
mantle
b)
pressure
c)
texture
d)
composition
16.
Geologists classify metamorphic rock according the the arrangement of the ______.
a)
colors
b)
grains
c)
minerals
d)
crystals
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