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Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 6
Name_____________________
Each concept concerning metamorphic rocks will be supported with one or two good details. The
majority of the information can be found on pp133-137, section 6.4, of the textbook.
Question
#1 How are metamorphic
rocks different from
igneous or sedimentary
rocks?
Main Idea & Supporting Facts
Differ in: chemical ________________, ________________, and ________________
structure from parent rocks
Minerals are ______________, _______________, or new
Grains are_____________together creating a __________ rock
#2 Temperature is an agent
of metamorphism. How can
temperatures be increased
within the earth’s crust?
Provide examples and /or
descriptions of how it
works!
 Increasing depth:
 Weight of _______________________:
 ______________________:
#3 Another agent of change  ______________________:
is pressure. How is pressure
created in areas of the crust?
 ______________________:
 ______________________:
Main Idea & Supporting Facts
Question
#4 Chemical change can
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bring about metamorphism.
What are possible agents of
chemical change?
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Regional:
#5 There are 3 ways in
which metamorphic change
can happen.
How do these three
ways differ? Explain each in
detail.
Local or Contact:
Deformational:
Metamorphic Rocks
Question
Chapter 6
Name
Main Idea & Supporting Facts
#6 How is an agent of
metamorphism different
from a method of
metamorphism?
#7 How do foliated and non-foliated metamorphic rocks compare? Complete the Venn Diagram below:
Foliated
Nonfoliated