Metamorphic Rock Review

Metamorphic rocks are the only type that

• can be vesicular.

• can have foliation.

• can have fossils.

• can have crystals.

Which are processes that form metamorphic rocks?

• Heat & Pressure

• Melting & Solidification

• Compaction & Cementation

• Weathering & Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mineral alignment and banding are types of

• foliation

• grain sizes

• compositions

• environments of formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Contact metamorphism takes place...

• over a large area, and involves only heat.

• over a large area, and involves heat and pressure.

• over a smaller area, and involves only heat.

• over a smaller area, and involves heat and pressure.

Regional metamorphism takes place...

• over a large area, and involves only heat.

• over a large area, and involves heat and pressure.

• over a smaller area, and involves only heat.

• over a smaller area, and involves heat and pressure.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The best way to distinguish between Quartzite and Marble is to determine...

• texture

• grain size

• composition

• type of metamorphism

Which rock can form from contact metamorphism?

• Slate

• Schist

• Anthracite Coal

• Marble

Which rock can form from regional metamorphism?

• Slate

• Hornfels

Which metamorphic rock goes through the LEAST amount of heat and pressure?

• Slate

• Phyllite

• Schist

• Gneiss

Which type of rock may form from hot lava flowing over limestone?

• Marble

• Quartzite

• Phyllite

• Gneiss

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2