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It must melt.

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Q: What must happen to a rock for it to become a metamorphic rock?
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What must happen for an existing rock to become a metamorphic rock?

It must undergo heat and pressure. Different amounts for different rocks.


What process must a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?

what processes must sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock


What processes must a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?

what processes must sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock


What must happen to an igneous rock before it can become a sedimentary or metamorphic rock?

To become a sedimentary rock, an igneous rock must first be weathered, and then eroded, and then deposited as a sediment, and then consolidated (e.g. by cementation or pressure welding of grains.) To become a metamorphic rock it must be transformed by heat and pressure, which it can do directly (e.g. granite turning into gneiss) or after first turning into a sedimentary rock.


How can an igneous rock become a metamorphic?

A metamorphic rock can become a igneous rock by melting and cooling


Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic rock after millions of years True or False?

It must be false, because the statement in question is not valid all the time. Sedimentary rock might become metamorphic rock after millions of years, but it might take less time, more time, or not happen at all.


What are three processes that a metamorphic rock must experience before it can become a sedimentary rock?

ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing


What are three processes that a metamorphic rock must experience before it can become sedimentary rock?

ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing


What are three processes that metamorphic rock must experience before it can become a sedimentary rock?

ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing


What are three process that a metamorphic rock must experience before it can become a sedimentary rock?

ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing


What type of rocks are metamorphic rocks formed from?

Any rock can become a metamorphic rock. To become a metamorphic rock the rock must undergo heat and/or pressure, but not so much that the rock melts. Should the rock melt it would become an igneous rock.


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.