WorksheetsMetamorphic Rock
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Metamorphic rocks form from ___.
a)
igneous rocks
b)
other metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
all types of rocks
2.
__________ metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are not arranged in distinct bands.
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Non-foliated
c)
Foliated
d)
Permeated
3.
How do metamorphic rocks form?
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Compaction & Cementation
c)
Cooling of Magma
d)
Sediments & Glue
4.
Which texture best describes the rock above?
a)
porphyritic
b)
nonfoliated
c)
foliated
d)
clastic
5.
Metamorphic Rocks are classified by
a)
Mineral Composition
b)
Texture (foliated / non foliated)
c)
Grain Sizes
d)
How they formed.
6.
Morph means what?
a)
change
b)
alter
c)
switch
d)
rearrange
7.
The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True / False: Metamorphic rocks can be metamorphosed more than once.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
There are __________ main categories of metamorphic rock:
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
10
10.
This pink and black striped rock can be classified as
a)
foliated metamorphic
b)
unfoliated metamorphic
c)
clastic sedimentaary
d)
organic sedimentary
11.
What is this rock?
a)
noliated
b)
nonfoliated
12.
Metamorphic rocks are foliated if their mineral grains are arranged randomly.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Heat and pressure change the sedimentary rock shale into slate.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Any rock formed when another rock is changed by heat or __________ is a metamorphic rock.
a)
pressure
b)
arrangement
15.
Metamorphic rock can form out of other metamorphic rock.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
Geologists classify metamorphic rocks according to the __________ of the grains making up the rocks.
a)
pressure
b)
arrangement
17.
The deeper a rock is buried in the crust, the greater the pressure on that rock.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in layers is called a _____________.
a)
Foliated Rock
b)
Clastic Rock
19.
Metamorphic rock will not form out of other metamorphic rock.
a)
False
b)
True
20.
Collisions between the Earth's plates push rock down toward the heat of the Earth's___________.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
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