Fresh features from the #1 AI-enhanced learning platform.
Try it free
Fresh features from the #1 AI-enhanced learning platform
Crush your year with the magic of personalized studying.
Try it free
hello quizlet
Home
Subjects
Expert Solutions
Log in
Sign up
Science
Earth Science
Geology
Metamorphic Rock Terminology
Flashcards
Learn
Test
Match
Get a hint
Foliated
Click the card to flip 👆
Description of a rock when it appears to have layers
Click the card to flip 👆
1 / 13
1 / 13
Flashcards
Learn
Test
Match
Created by
greg_scholz2
Share
Metamorphic rock vocabulary for 8th grade Earth Science
Share
Terms in this set (13)
Foliated
Description of a rock when it appears to have layers
Non-foliated
Description of a rock when it does not appear to have layers
Heat
Temperature increase (800°C and up) resulting from being forced down into the earth's crust, necessary for formation of metamorphic rocks
Pressure
Being pushed by forcing rock deep into the earth's crust, necessary for formation of metamorphic rocks
Metamorphic rock
formed by applying extreme heat and pressure to other kinds of rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and other metamorphic rocks