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unit 3 meta
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Metamorphic rock | rocks changed from one form to another by intense heat intense pressure or the action of watery hot fluids |
| Parent rock | the rock type that a metamorphic rock was before it was subjected to metamorphic conditions. |
| Types of Metamorphism | Contact Metamorphism |
| Type of Metamosphism | Hydrothermal |
| Type of Metamorphism | Regional metamorphism |
| Drives Metamorphism | Heat |
| Drives Metamorphism | Pressure |
| Drives Metamorphism | Chemically Active Fluids |
| Metamorphic Texture | Foliated |
| Metamorphic Texture | Non-foliated |
| Common Metamorphic rock | Slate |
| Common Metamorphic rock | Schist |
| Common Metamorphic rock | Gneiss |
| Common Metamorphic rock | Quartzite |