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WorksheetsMetamorphic Rock Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
As the rock is burred deeper in the crust, _____ as well as heat increases on the rock.
a)
mantle
b)
pressure
c)
texture
2.
Rocks that form from other rocks that changed due to high temperature and high pressure.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
3.
Metamorphic rocks form when...
a)
magma hardens into metamorphic rock
b)
wind, rain, and snow turn lava into metamorphic rock
c)
heat and pressure inside the Earth change existing rock into new, different rock
4.
metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands
a)
foliated
b)
nonfoliated
c)
pressure
d)
recrystallization
5.
metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are arranged in bands
a)
pressure
b)
deformation
c)
foliated
d)
regional metamorphism
6.
Which texture best describes the rock above?
a)
porphyritic
b)
nonfoliated
c)
foliated
d)
clastic
7.
a)
Marble
b)
Gneiss
c)
Slate
d)
Gneiss
8.
a)
Slate
b)
Hornfels
c)
Anthracite Coal
d)
Phyllite
9.
a)
Phyllite
b)
Quartzite
c)
Gneiss
d)
Slate
10.
What are examples of metamorphic rocks
a)
iron ore, chert, flint
b)
conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone
c)
basalt, obsidian, pumice
d)
quartz, marble, slate
11.
A metamorphic rock can become ______.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all of these
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