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Which type of rock forms becaues of high heat and pressure without melting?
metamorphic rock
What is a bend in layers in rock?
A fold
How can a metamorphic rock be change into an igneous rock?
By a process of melting and re-solidification of the melt produced..
What two processes are involved with the formation of an ignerous rock?
melting and crystallization
What is not a major process in the sedimentary rock?
Melting.
What type of rock high heat pressure without melting?
igneous rock
Which type of rock forms becaues of high heat and pressure without melting?
metamorphic rock
How do you bend glass tubes?
by melting them
What does melting do to a igneous rock?
Melting causes an igneous rock to form into lava/magma.
What causes melting of material under divergent plate boundaries Is it melting of rock recompression of rock freezing of rock or decompression of rock?
decompression of rock
A metamorphic rock is from where?
Metamorphic rock usually forms when a rock is altered under heat and pressure without melting. Some rocks may be metamorphosed by contact with hot water,
What are layers of rock that bend can produce a downward fold know as?
A Syncline is where lays of rock bend downwards and then curve up. An Anticline is the opposite: layers of rock bend upwards and then down.
What is a bend in the rock?
is a fault...
How does water affect the melting temperature of rock at a convergent boundry?
Water reduces the melting point of rock.
The melting of metamorphic or igneous rock forms what substance?
The melting of metamorphic or igneous rock forms magma.
Does metamorphism usually involve melting?
Rock metamorphism does not involve melting and cooling from melt. A rock that has melted can only become an igneous rock.
What forms when high temperatures and pressures combine to alter mineralogy or chemical composition of a rock without melting it?
metamorphic rocks
