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No. Rock melts when temperature reaches a high enough point. Increasing pressure actually raises the temperature needed to melt rock, so it can actually cause molten rock to solidify.
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What rock is formed when sandstone is exposed to heat and pressure?
Igneous rocks-after having the chance to cool down after a melt (metamorphic rocks need pressure as well)
Which environmental factors cause solid rock to melt?
Heat and Pressure
What three things control wheather or not a rock will melt?
temperature, pressure, and fluid
How does metamorphic rock change into igneous rock?
Metamorphic rock which is exposed to increasing heat and pressure from various sources can eventually melt. If this melt then solidifies, it has become igneous rock.
What order is the rock cycle in?
First magma then there is heat and pressure which makes igneous rock then compaction, deposition, and cementation that makes sedimentary rock then more heat and pressure but not enough heat and pressure to melt it but enough to change it to metamorphic rock! and there you have it it's The Rock Cycle
What rock is it when it experiences heat and pressure and does not melt?
Metamorphic rock
What rock is formed when sandstone is exposed to heat and pressure?
Igneous rocks-after having the chance to cool down after a melt (metamorphic rocks need pressure as well)
How does igneous rock change to metamorphic rock?
Metamorphic rock which is exposed to increasing heat and pressure from various sources can eventually melt. If this melt then solidifies, it has become igneous rock.
Name three things that can cause rock to melt and form magma?
The main cause for a rock to melt and form magma is constant pressure and heat in the mantel
Which environmental factors cause solid rock to melt?
Heat and Pressure
How does decreasing the pressure of the rock affect the temperature at which it melts?
Decreasing the pressure on rock will allow rock to melt at lower temperature. High pressures will raise the melting point of rock.
How does metamorphic change to igneous?
Metamorphic rock which is exposed to increasing heat and pressure from various sources can eventually melt. If this melt then solidifies, it has become igneous rock.
What three things control whether or not a rock will melt?
temperature, pressure, and fluid
What three things control wheather or not a rock will melt?
temperature, pressure, and fluid
What type of rock does not melt in high pressures?
No rock would melt because of high pressure. High pressure inhibits phase transformations like solid --> liquid or liquid --> gaseous as you may experience when you use a pressure cooker. It is the elevated temperature that does the trick.
How does metamorphic rock change into igneous rock?
Metamorphic rock which is exposed to increasing heat and pressure from various sources can eventually melt. If this melt then solidifies, it has become igneous rock.
When rocks experience greater heat and pressure what type of rock will they turn into if they do not melt?
metamorphic
