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WorksheetsMetamorphic Rocks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Metamorphic rocks are FOLIATED if their mineral grains are arranged randomly.
True
False
Marble is often used in sculpture because its even COLOR allows it to be carved into complex and detailed shapes.
True
False
Heat and pressure change the sedimentary rock shale into SLATE.
True
False
Metamorphic rock can form out of other METAMORPHIC rock.
True
False
The deeper a rock is buried in the crust, the GREATER the pressure on that rock.
True
False
The metamorphic rock _____________ usually forms when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure deep beneath the surface.
Schist
Marble
Granite
Because the foliated metamorphic rock, _____________, splits easily into flat pieces, it is used for roofing material.
Slate
Shale
Marble
Any rock formed when another rock is changed by heat or _____________ is a metamorphic rock.
Erosion
Deposition
Pressure
Geologists classify metamorphic rocks according to the _____________ of the grains making up the rocks.
Size
Arrangement (pattern)
Color
Quartzite forms when the quartz particles in _____________ recrystallize.
Gneiss
Limestone
Sandstone
