Unit 2: Rocks-Metamorphic rocks
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What is a metamorphic rock?
A rock that was changed from a preexisting rock, or its parent rock
____, ____, and ____ are metamorphic agents
Heat
Pressure
Hot water/acids
True or False: The degrees of metamorphic change are low, medium, and high
True
What are the two metamorphism types?
Contact, or thermal, metamorphism (heat)
Regional metamorphism (heat and pressure)
What are the two metamorphic textures?
Foliated (parallel alignment)
Non-foliated (no parallel alignment)
True or False: Foliated rocks are made through heat and fluids while non-foliated rocks are made through heat and pressure
False: Foliated rocks are made through heat and pressure while non-foliated rocks are made through heat and fluids
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