7: QQ Metamorphic Rocks (Exp #4)

Metamorphic rocks are exposed to certain conditions that cause the minerals to change and form new minerals. What are the conditions?

• chemical change
• physical change
• all of the above
• none of the above

Which rocks can change into new metamorphic rocks?

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• all of the above
• none of the above

During a metamorphic transformation, quartzite becomes:

• gneiss
• sandstone
• schist
• amphibolite
• basalt

What can basalt change into when exposed to temperatures between 500 and 850 celcius?

• gneiss
• sandstone
• schist
• amphibolite
• basalt

Schist becomes gneiss when:

• there is an increase in temperature
• there is an increase in pressure
• minerals separate into bands
• all of the above
• none of the above

Metamorphic rock can __________ over time.

• change
• not change
• weather
• die

A rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, and chemical processes

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• all of the above
• none of the above