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Use the following link to answer questions 1 - 4 on metamorphic rocks
http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/geo/geosphere/topics/rocks/30_rocks_metamorphic1.html
Q1) What are the processes which cause metamorphism to occur?
Q2) Why are metamorphic rocks often more dense than the original igneous and sedimentary rocks?
Q3) With contact metamorphism, where is the heat of the Earth's interior coming from?
Q4) The below image taken from the website pictures the igneous rock granite and the same rock (gneiss) after metamorphism. What are some changes which occur to granite after metamorphism which changes the rock into gneiss?
Use the following link to answer questions 1 - 4 on metamorphic rocks
http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/geo/geosphere/topics/rocks/30_rocks_metamorphic1.html
Q1) What are the processes which cause metamorphism to occur?
Q2) Why are metamorphic rocks often more dense than the original igneous and sedimentary rocks?
Q3) With contact metamorphism, where is the heat of the Earth's interior coming from?
Q4) The below image taken from the website pictures the igneous rock granite and the same rock (gneiss) after metamorphism. What are some changes which occur to granite after metamorphism which changes the rock into gneiss?
Marble is a metamorphic rock, formed when limestone is altered by heat and pressure. Use the website below to answer Q5 and Q6.http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/4.html
Q5) What are some differences between limestone and marble?
Q6) Why is limestone more porous than marble?
Read the below link to briefly read about limestone and marble tiles.
http://touchstonetiling.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/difference-between-limestone-and-marble/
Q7) Using the information on the above website and your responses to Q5 and Q6, why would marble be a better choice of tile for your house?
Interesting fact - Two of the most famous scultpures in the world are made of marble.
Q5) What are some differences between limestone and marble?
Q6) Why is limestone more porous than marble?
Read the below link to briefly read about limestone and marble tiles.
http://touchstonetiling.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/difference-between-limestone-and-marble/
Q7) Using the information on the above website and your responses to Q5 and Q6, why would marble be a better choice of tile for your house?
Interesting fact - Two of the most famous scultpures in the world are made of marble.
Statue of David, in Florence, Italy.
Venus de Milo at the Louvre museum in Paris, France.
Use the link below to answer the following questions.http://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/slate.html
Q8) Slate is a metamorphic rock formed from which parent rock?
Q9) What factors determine what rock shale can metamorphose into?
Q10) What properties of slate make it very useful and what is slate used for?
Q8) Slate is a metamorphic rock formed from which parent rock?
Q9) What factors determine what rock shale can metamorphose into?
Q10) What properties of slate make it very useful and what is slate used for?