Metamorphic Rock

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Chelsie Belkholm

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Metamorphic Rock

Vocabulary Review

Metamorphism: process by which any kind of rock is changed into metamorphic rock
Regional Metamorphism: occurs in large areas around plate boundaries
Contact Metamorphism: occurs when magma rises through Earth's crust and touches existing rock
Foliated: layers or bands that you can see
Nonfoliated: do not have visible bands or layers

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic rocks form from ___.

igneous rocks

other metamorphic rocks

sedimentary rocks

all types of rocks

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic Rocks are classified by

Mineral Composition

Texture (foliated / non foliated)

Grain Sizes

How they formed.

Multiple Choice

The difference between regional metamorphism and contact metamorphism is that regional metamorphism is caused by _____ from __________ and contact metamorphism is caused by _________ from _______ intruding into other rock.

heat, tectonic plates, pressure, magma

pressure, tectonic plates, heat, magma

heat, magma, pressure, tectonic plates

pressure, magma, heat, tectonic plates

Multiple Choice

Which texture best describes the rock above?

porphyritic

nonfoliated

foliated

clastic

Multiple Choice

This pink and black striped rock can be classified as

foliated metamorphic

unfoliated metamorphic

clastic sedimentaary

organic sedimentary

Multiple Choice

Morph means what?

change

alter

switch

rearrange

Multiple Choice

What are the two main types of metamorphic rocks and how are they different?

intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed inside the earth and extrusive rocks are formed on the surface

foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do have visible bands/layers

intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed on the earth's surface and extrusive rocks are formed in the Earth

foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers

Multiple Choice

__________ metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are not arranged in distinct bands.

Conglomerate

Non-foliated

Foliated

Permeated

Multiple Choice

When metamorphic rocks are formed, the extreme heat is usually caused by the _______.

gravity in the atmosphere

collision of tectonic plates

the fiery hot magma in the Earth's mantle

weight of the mountains

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