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Metamorphic rocks are those which have changed type due to heat, presssure or some other geologic agent.

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Scientists use rock cycle to describe what process?

The rock cycle is how one type of rock can be changed into another type of rock.


What type of rock has changed from on type of rock another?

Metamorphic rocks are those which have changed type due to heat, presssure or some other geologic agent.


What kind of rock forms when any type of solid rock changes into another type of rock because of increased pressure or temperature?

Those are metamorphic rocks, changed from one type to another by extreme pressure.


Rock that has changed from one type of rock to another type of rock is called?

It can be any type of rock. If heat and pressure deep in the Earth changed it, it is a metamorphic rock. If sediments of sand or other rocks compacted/cemented together, it's a sedimentary rock. If magma from a volcano cools, (on the outside of a volcano) it's an igneous rock.


What are rocks changed from one type into another by a never ending process called?

the rock cycle


What type of rock can be changed to igneous rock?

lime stone


What rock has changed into another rock with the application of heat and pressure?

A "metamorphic" rock has done this.


Can a rock chang to a type of rock to another?

rocks can change from one type of rock to another, or not change at all


What is schist what part did it play in the building of New York?

Schist is a metamorphic rock. This type of rock has been changed because of great heat or pressure, or both


What is the rock called that existed before it is changed into a metamorphic rock?

The original rock that exists before it undergoes metamorphism is called a parent rock or protolith. This parent rock can be any type of rock, such as sedimentary, igneous, or another metamorphic rock, that is subjected to high temperature and pressure to form a metamorphic rock.


What type of rock means changed form?

Metamorphic rock is a type of rock that has been changed from its original form through heat, pressure, or chemical processes. This transformation often occurs deep within the Earth's crust. Examples of metamorphic rocks include marble, slate, and gneiss.


What is the continuous change from one type of rock to another type of rock?

metamorphosis