26.4 Flashcards
Metamorphic rock is changed by a combination of which 3 things?
Heat, pressure, chemical reaction
Which types of rocks can be changed by metamorphism?
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
What is it called when metamorphic changed in rocks occur over large areas?
Regional metamorphism
What is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks occur over small changes?
Contact metamorphism
When shale is compressed, which type of metamorphic rock is created?
Slate
What are the two types of metamorphic rock textures?
foliated, and non-foliated
Define foliated texture
When rocks have crystals that are arranged in layers and bands
Define nonfoliated texture
Rocks that have crystals with more random orientations
Metamorphic rocks are mainly classified based on which two things?
Texture and composition
Define Rock Cycle
The continual change of rocks from one type to another
Which types of rocks are part of the rock cycle?
Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
Which type of rock is form from molten rock?
Igneous
Which types of rocks are formed from clasts, precipitation, or compressed once living matter?
Sedimentary
Which types of rocks are formed from heat, pressure, and chemical reactions?
igneous
