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The pressure is from the weight of rock and sediment layered on top of the rock in question.

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What causes sedimentary or igneous rocks to turn into metamorphic rock?

Heat and Pressure.


What force causes sedimentary rocks to be transformed into metamorphic rocks?

Pressure and heat from being buried under mountains.


What causes sedimentary and igneous rocks to change?

Sedimentary rocks can be changed into metamorphic rocks through heat and pressure, while igneous rocks can be changed into metamorphic rocks through the same process. Both types of rocks can also be weathered and eroded, leading to the formation of new sedimentary rocks.


How does metamorphic rock turn to sedimentary rock?

Sedimentary rocks get turned in to metamorphic rocks by heat and pressure. They get heated by magma and convection currents, which causes the rock to change.


What causes fracturing of sedimentary rocks?

Any force applied on it, erosion, pressure and heat from underground.


What causes sedimentary rocks to change into hard rock?

weathering erosion transportation deposition compaction/cementation and lithification changes sediments to sedimentary rocks. High pressure and temperatures changes them to metamophic rocks


What 2 things are applied to igneous or sedimentary rocks that make metamorphic rocks form?

Heat and pressure are applied to igneous or sedimentary rocks to make metamorphic rocks form. Heat causes mineral grains to recrystallize, while pressure helps to rearrange the mineral structure within the rock.


Which types of rocks are not metamorphic rocks?

Sedimentary and Igneous rocks are not metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic rocks however are igneous or sedimentary rocks that have undertaken metamorphism (In extreme heat and/or pressure the minerals are forced to recrystalize) and become metamorphic rocks. If the heat/pressure causes the rock to melt into liquid rock than it is no longer metamorphi, it is igneous. Hope this helps :)


What causes sedimentary rocks to become metamorphic rocks?

Sedimentary rock can become metamorphic rock under intense heat and pressure. The heat and pressure do not change the rock's chemical composition, but do change its physical properties like hardness, texture, and structure.


How does metamorphic rocks change into sedimentary rocks?

by heat & pressure


What causes change in color in a sedimentary rock?

weathering erosion transportation deposition compaction/cementation and lithification changes sediments to sedimentary rocks. High pressure and temperatures changes them to metamophic rocks


What process must sedimentary rocks undergo to become metamorphic?

Sedimentary rocks must be subjected to high temperature and pressure within the Earth's crust to become metamorphic rocks. This process, known as metamorphism, causes changes in the mineral composition and texture of the sedimentary rock, resulting in the formation of metamorphic rocks.