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What is a rock formed when high heat and great pressure change existing rocks?
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Which rocks are formed by the alteration of pre-existing rocks by great heat or pressure?
Metamorphic rocks.
What existing rock can change into another type of rock when it is subjected to great?
when it is subject to great pressure
What is a rock that is formed with great heat and great pressure?
It is called a metamorphic rock.
What is formed from shale exposed to great pressure?
Slate forms from shale under pressure.
What is it called when pressure changes a rock?
That is called a Metamorphic rock. it can take thousands to millions of years to create these but they can be formed pretty quickly too. for example, when a meitor hits the earths surface, it can create metamorphic rocks instantly.
Which rocks are formed by the alteration of pre-existing rocks by great heat or pressure?
Metamorphic rocks.
What existing rock can change into another type of rock when it is subjected to great?
when it is subject to great pressure
What is it called when a rock changes?
Metamorphism....A metamorphic rock is a rock formed when it undergoes chemical reactions,tremendous heat and great pressure to form a new kind of rock from an existing one.
How marble stone formed?
Marble is formed when limestone is subjected to pressure and great heat.
What is a rock that is formed with great heat and great pressure?
It is called a metamorphic rock.
What is formed from shale exposed to great pressure?
Slate forms from shale under pressure.
What existing rock can change into another type of rock when it is subject to great?
Heat.
How serpentine formed?
Serpentine is a metamorphic mineral, so it was formed by high heat and great pressure, most often from peridotite.
How was serpentine formed?
Serpentine is a metamorphic mineral, so it was formed by high heat and great pressure, most often from peridotite.
What type of rock is formed when other rocks are exposed to great heat and pressure?
Metamorphic.
Which rocks are formed by the alteration of pre-exi sting rocks by great heat or pressure?
metamorphic rock
How are metophic rocks formed?
Quick Answer: temperature and/or pressure applied to any type of rock (sedimentary, igneous, and even metamorphic) can cause said rock to become metamorphosed. For example, marble is the metamorphosed equivalent of a carbonate rock.
