chapter 26.4 Flashcards
Metamorphic rock is changed by a combination of which 3 things?
Heat, pressure, and chemical reactions
which types of rocks can be changed by metamorphism?
Igneous, sedementry, metamorfic
What is it called when metamorphic changes 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 nonfoliated
Define foliated texture.
Has layers and bands
define nonfoliated texture.
Random orentations
Metamorphic rocks are mainly classified based on which two things?
Texture and compasition
Define Rock Cycle.
continual change of rocks from one type to another.
Which types of rocks are part of the rock cycle?
All rocks
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, sedementery, metamorfic
Which type of rocks form from molten rock?
Igneous rocks
Which type of rocks are formed from clasts, precipitation, or compressed once living matter?
Sedamentry
Which types of rocks are formed from heat, pressure, and chemical reactions?
Metamorphic