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What happens when you melt a metamorphic rock?
it turns into sand
What happens to rock when it is exposed to very high temperature?
Rock exposed to very high temperature and pressure will soften or melt.
What happens when rock heats up?
It depends on the kind of rock. some rocks explode and some rocks melt. It also depends on the amount of heat applied to the rock.
What happens to rock when the layers get pushed down and are exposed to high pressure and heat?
They melt. Coal turns to diamond.
Can lava melt rock in the mountain?
Underground molten rock, called magma, does melt some of the surrounding rock.
What happens when the pressure snaps the rock?
A "fault plane is created, rock layers move relative to one another (rock can melt in the fault plane forming Pseudotachylyte or Mylonite) and energy is released as an earthquake.
Can anything melt a rock?
Substantial heat, whether produced by humans or naturally occurring, can melt rock.
If a rock gets a hot enough it will?
it will melt
What happens to a old rusty piece of granite?
It gets weathered into sediment or it could be subjected to heat and pressure and become a metamorphic rock, or it could melt into magma and cool into an igneous rock.
What happens to a comet when it dies?
It will float in space and do nothing like a rock. After awhile it will evaporate.Answer:Comets are globs of ice. They eventually melt and the water disperses.
Is it possible for a man to melt and harden into rock?
No. Human tissue will burn rather than melt and will not form rock.
What is the difference between contact and metamorphism?
Contact metamorphism is metamorphism that happens when preexisting rock comes in contact with a molten rock or magma and it melts locally.Regional metamorphism is metamorphism happens when two plates collide the plate that subducts can melt by the heated area.
