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Metamorphic Rocks
1. Metamorphic rocks form from existing rocks called parent rocks.
2. Regional Metamorphism can occur during mountain building events, when
large areas of _rock change form after exposure to intense heat and
pressure.
3. Contact Metamorphism occurs when hot magma moves into rock, heating
and changing it.
4. Compared to regional metamorphism, how does contact metamorphism
affect rock and how much rock does it change?
Contact metamorphism causes fewer changes in the rock and affects much
less rock.
5. Foliation is the tendency of a rock to form bands of minerals or split along
parallel layers.
6. List the metamorphic rock formed from the following parent rock:
a. Sandstone
Quartzite
b. Limestone
Marble
c. Shale
Slate
d. Slate
Phyllite
e. Phyllite
Schist
f. Granite
Gneiss