FlashcardsMetamorphic Rocks Flashcards
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This 13-card set covers metamorphic rock formation for grades 6–7 earth science. Cards focus on heat and pressure effects, foliated metamorphic rocks (schist, slate), mineral structure changes, and specific rock types like quartzite and marble. Use it for earth science vocabulary review, fill-in-the-blank drilling, or unit assessment prep.
Terms in This Set
- How does heat change rock deep below Earth's surface?
- How does pressure affect rock?
- What is foliated rock?
- What foliated metamorphic rock forms from granite??
- What foliated metamorphic rock forms from shale?
- Collisions between Earth's plates rock down toward the heat of Earth's ______________.
- As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, _____________as well as heat increases on the rock
- The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, __________, and crystal structure of the rock's minerals change, creating metamorphic rock.
- The metamorphic rock ___________, usually forms when limestone is subjected to hear and pressure deep beneath the surface.
- Because the foilated metamorphic rock ________splits easily into flat pieces, it is used for roofing material.
- Any rock formed when another rock is changed by heat or _________ is a metamorphic rock
- Geologist classify metamorphic rocks according to the _______________of the grains making up the rocks.
- Quartzite forms when quarts particles in _____________ recrystallize.
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