0
When rock is heated it becomes enlarged. If the rock becomes too hot from the heat it will break and crack.
What else can I help you with?
What happens if you put a rock on fire?
You would only heat the rock. Heated rocks are used in some spas & put on your spine.
What happens when metamorphic rocks are heated?
When metamorphic rocks are heated, the minerals within the rock may undergo recrystallization, transforming into new minerals. This process can lead to the development of new textures and structures in the rock. However, excessive heat can cause the minerals to melt and reform as igneous rocks.
For metamorphic rock to become igneous rock what steps are necessary?
Metamorphic rock can not become igneous rock, however igneous rock can become metamorphic. This process happens over time as the rocks are shifted, compressed and heated by the Earth.
What happens to the particles when a piece of rock is heated up?
When a piece of rock is heated up, the particles within the rock gain energy and begin to vibrate more intensely. This causes the bonds between the particles to weaken, eventually leading to the rock melting into liquid magma.
What is before metamorphic rock in the rock cycle?
Sedimentary Rock which becomes heated and pressed and Igneous Rock which is also heated and compressed.
What does sandstone change to?
That depends on what happens to it. If it is sufficiently heated and compressed it will metamorphose to quartzite.
What happens to matter when heated?
When matter is heated it will expand
Why rock is heated forms magma?
The rock melts, just like most other solids do when heated. Magma is to rock as water is to ice.
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.
What happens when bases is heated?
no answer
When sedimentary rock is heated it changes into marble what kind of rock is a marble?
a metamorphic rock
What happens to an enzyme when it is heated?
When an enzyme is heated it is denatured, which means that it can no longer function.
