Earth Science Unit 3 Day 2 Part 2

Learning Objective: Students will learn about characteristics and properties of rocks by doing a lab and will analyze and interpret data in writing using technical vocabulary (metamorphic, heat, pressure, igneous, lithification, foliation, folding, recrystalization) and scientific ideas (rock cycle).

Questions:

1. What materials make up metamorphic rocks? (book or brain)
2. Give 3 examples of metamorphic rocks. (book or brain)
3. Match the type of metamorphism to its best definition.

Answers for 3:

A. Contact metamorphism The process in which buried rocks in a large area are changed by heat, pressure, and fluids. B. Dynamic metamorphism The process in which a rock changes because of extreme heat and pressure caused by a meteorite collision with Earth. C. Impact metamorphism The process in which a rock changes as a result of heat generated from magma. D. Regional metamorphism The process in which a rock changes due to pressure directed on it.