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What happens to igneous rocks that are exposed to great heat and pressure?
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∙ 15y ago
They are transformed into a new form of rock with different chemical and physical properties called "metamorphic" rocks. This is how marble and granite are formed, for example.
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What is formed from shale exposed to great pressure?
Slate forms from shale under pressure.
What is the main difference between metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks?
Igneous rock forms when molten minerals cool from a liquid into a solid. Metamorphics forms deep under earth's crust where it's really hot. Heat and pressure changes the rock's properties, eventually turning it into an metamorphic rock.
How can a metamorphic rock become an extrusive igneous rock?
a metamorphic rock is formed when it is under great heat and pressure and after some time it forms magma. then the mama comes out through volcano and becomes hard , this rock that is formed is known as extrusive igneous rocks.
What characteristics make igneous rocks useful?
Many igneous rocks are hard, dense, and durable. This makes them great for tools and building materials.
What happens to the pressure as you move from the center of the earth toward the surface?
Temperature and pressure increase massively from earth's surface to the centre of the Earth. At the inner core, the pressure is so great that iron is solid, even at such high temperatures.
How can metamorphic and igneous rocks change into sedimentary rocks?
By them being boroken down (sediment) then exposed to great pressure.
How can igneous and metamorphic rocks change into sedimentary rocks?
By them being boroken down (sediment) then exposed to great pressure.
Can sedimentary rocks and igneous rocks change into metamorphic rocks?
By them being boroken down (sediment) then exposed to great pressure.
How a sedimentary rock or igneous rock become a metamorphic rock?
when sedimentary rocks get exposed to great heat and pressure, they become more consolidated (harder to weather). when igneous rock combines with sediments and the two are heated under pressure, they become one rock, a metamorphic rock
What is formed from shale exposed to great pressure?
Slate forms from shale under pressure.
What type of igneous rock is used for statues?
Igneous rock is a particularly durable kind of rock; a statue made from igneous rock can last a very long time, and will have great ability to withstand whatever stress it is exposed to.
What type of rock is formed when other rocks are exposed to great heat and pressure?
Metamorphic.
What is the main difference between metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks?
Igneous rock forms when molten minerals cool from a liquid into a solid. Metamorphics forms deep under earth's crust where it's really hot. Heat and pressure changes the rock's properties, eventually turning it into an metamorphic rock.
Are the diamonds formed the same way as igneous rocks?
No. Igneous rock is formed from the solidification of magma or lava. Diamond is a mineral which is formed at great depth below the surface, from intense pressure and heat.
What is a rock that is changed from one form to another by high heat and great pressure?
That will be an Igneous rock any way my name is Jessica
What type of rock can change into an igneous rock?
Igneous rocks can change into metamorphic rocks from great heat and pressure as all other rocks can, melt into magma, the molten rock, and erode into sediment, which are rock fragments.
What conditions are necessary to turn igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks?
Great pressure and heat, but short of the temperature that would completely melt the rock.
