Metamorphic Rocks

Match the Parent rock to the metamorphic rock

• Slate

• Sandstone

• Quartzite

• Limestone

• Marble

• Granite

• Gneiss

• Shale/Mudstone

_____________ metamorphism: when rocks are buried deep in the earth’s crust and the high temperature and pressure change them into metamorphism rock, most rocks on the earth is metamorphic rock

______________ metamorphisms: when magma is force to other rocks, heating it up and increasing  the pressure changing the rock. Occurs during tectonic plate movement

What is regional metamorphism?

• Transformation of rocks by magma

• Change in rocks due to high temperature and pressure deep in the crust

• Formation of rocks through sedimentation

• Weathering of rocks on the Earth's surface

Which type of rock is limestone transformed into through metamorphism?

• Marble

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Quartz

What happens during contact metamorphism?

• Rocks are exposed to wind erosion

• Rocks are buried deep in the Earth's crust

• Magma forces its way into other rocks

• Rocks are transformed by ocean waves

Which metamorphic rock resembles fused sugar crystals?

• Gneiss

• Slate

• Quartz

• Marble

What happens to shale/mudstone during metamorphism?

• It remains unchanged

• It transforms into slate

• It turns into gneiss

• It becomes quartz

What feature describes gneiss?

• Bands of color fused together

• Glassy appearance

• Smooth texture

• Fused layers

Which type of rock is quartz?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• None of the above