Metamorphic Rocks Lesson

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

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

Metamorphic rocks form from ___.

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

Granite forms what type of metamorphic rock?

• slate
• marble
• gneiss
• quartzite

What is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?

• Schist
• Slate
• Gneiss
• Marble

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• Gneiss
• Granite
• Scoria
• Conglomerate

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• pumice
• sandstone
• slate
• coal

The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it

• True 
• False

__________ metamorphism occurs when magma heats the surrounding rock and changes it.

• Regional
• Forced
• Igneotrophic
• Contact

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

• Regional
• Forced
• Igneotrophic
• Contact

This rock was once sandstone but was altered by extreme heat and pressure. What is it likely to be now?

• Gneiss

• Quartzite

• Marble

• Slate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2