Metamorphic Rocks (Exit Ticket)

Metamorphic rocks form from ___.

• igneous rocks
• other metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• all types of rocks

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

• Heat and Pressure
• Compaction & Cementation
• Cooling of Magma
• Sediments & Glue

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Metamorphic Rocks are classified by

• Mineral Composition
• Texture (foliated / non foliated)
• Grain Sizes
• How they formed.

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• Gneiss
• Granite
• Scoria
• Conglomerate

__________ metamorphism occurs when rock formations in the crust collide and build pressure

• Regional
• Forced
• Igneotrophic
• Contact

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the parent rock of slate

• sandstone
• limestone
• granite
• shale

What metamorphic rock is the result of heat and pressure on sandstone?

• sandstone
• limestone
• quartzite
• shale

Which of the following metamorphic rocks have been changed the most?

• Slate
• Schist
• Phyllite
• Gneiss

What do we call the group of metamorphic rocks that have visible layers or bands of minerals within them?

• Sedimentary
• Stratified
• Foliated
• Unfoliated

What sedimentary rock is changed into quartzite during metamorphism?

• Shale
• Sandstone
• Limestone
• Conglomerate