How are Metamorphic rocks formed?
Cooling of magma/lava
Heat and pressure
Weathering and erosion
What are the two groups of Metamorphic rock?
intrusive and extrusive
clastic and organic
foliated and nonfoliated
What does metamorphic mean?
Stay the same
Change
Flow
Melt
Metamorphic rock can form out of igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks.
False
True
A class of metamorphic rock that is thin, flat layers of mineral grains.
Foliated
Non-foliated
A classification of metamorphic rock that has random mineral grains.
Non-foliated
Foliated
When granite rock gets heated and pressurized, it turns into?
Marble
Sandstone
Limestone
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock can become reheated and pressurized to form a different metamorphic rock.
True
False
Why is marble often used in sculptures?
It's foliated
It's rainbow colored
It's very hot
It's easy to carve
