Lesson 4-4 and Rock Cycle Quiz Review

Metamorphic rocks are created by exposing rock to extreme __________ and __________.

• rain/wind

• subduction/melting

• cold/snow

• heat/pressure

Foliated rocks are distinguished by _______.

• minerals

• layers

• size

• color

Using magma to turn existing rock into metamorphic rock is called ____________.

• subduction

• uplift

• regional metamorphism

• contact metamorphism

What process causes rock to bend and fold without breaking?

• subduction

• melting

• plastic deformation

• contact metamorphism

________ ______ is the rock that is changed during metamorphism.

• original rock

• parent rock

• nonfoliated rock

• weathered rock

The rock above is an example of a(n) ____________ _________

• nonfoliated rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• foliated rock

All are processes included in the rock cycle EXCEPT __________.

• uplift

• melting

• weathering

• precipitation

According to the rock cycle, igneous rocks become metamorphic rocks by _________.

• melting

• weathering and erosion

• extreme heat and pressure

• cooling and crystalization

All can cause metamorphism EXCEPT _______

• compaction

• pressure

• temperature

• chemical fluids

The formation of metamorphic rock bodies that are hundreds of square kilometers in size is known as ________.

• contact metamorphism

• regional metamorphism

• deposition

• cooling and crystalization