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What is another word for change in metamorphic rocks?

Metamorphism.


What does the term metamorphism mean?

It means a change, as when a larval insect becomes a winged adult. The word itself means "life change." The word metamorphosis is used metaphrically to mean any marked change from one state to another, as in metamorphic rocks.


What types of rocks can only be formed by the chemical change of another rock?

metamorphic


Which of the types of rocks can only be formed by the chemical change of another rock?

metamorphic


Where does the word metamorphic come from?

The word "metamorphic" comes from the Greek words "meta," meaning "change," and "morphe," meaning "form." In geology, metamorphic rocks are formed through the transformation of existing rocks under heat and pressure.


What is another word for metamorphic?

Synonyms include changed, altered, transformed, or transfigured.


What are the way metamorphic rock Chang?

heat time pressure these can all cause a metamorphic rock to change to another type of rock such as igneous


Can a metamorphic rock change again after already being changed once?

Yes. There are degrees of rock metamorphism, where a metamorphic rock can be altered into another metamorphic rock by increased pressure and heat.


How can a metamorphic rock change into another rock?

Yes. A metamorphic rock can be metamorphosed into a higher-grade metamorphic rock. It can be weather into sediment and re-lithified into a sedimentary rock, or it can melt then solidify to become an igneous rock.


What is to shift from one form to another?

it's conversion


What is rock that is changed by heat pressure or chemical change?

Metamorphic rocks have been changed by heat or pressure. This can be a change in size, shape, or arrangement of minerals.


What does the word metamorphic come from?

Metamorphic comes from metamorphism which is Greek for "change of form". Metamorphic rocks originate from sedimentary and igneous rocks.