Metamorphic and Igneous Rocks

You will require the 4 pages about igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Complete the following questions:

1) List 3 types of igneous rocks.

Extrusive and intrusive and basalt.
2) List 3 types of metamorphic rocks.
Quartzite, marble, and slate.
3) Complete the following table for 2 types of igneous rock and 2 types of metamorphic rocks

Rock type Metamorphic Photo Uses Description of

or igneous Appearance
(colour,
texture,
interesting
features)
Marble Metamorphic Building and Different
ornaments coloured
streaks and
imperfections.

Slate Metamorphic Wall tiling, Hard, splits

paving and easily into
billiard slabs
tabletops.

Basalt Igneous Building, Fine-grained

roadmaking,
and train
tracks

Quartzite Metamorphic Decoration, No pores and

tiles, flooring, have smooth
etc. fracture.
4) Outline the main steps in the formation of metamorphic rocks.
Metamorphic rocks can form because of magma flowing through to the Earth’s surface. The
rock melts and changes into another rock. Another way is that the rocks are pressurised by
the bending and moving of the Earth’s crust, so pressure and heat are created and a rock
morphs into another rock.
5) Why are metamorphic rocks called metamorphic rocks?
“Meta” means change and “morph” means form.
6) Outline the main steps in the formation of igneous rocks.
When magma is about to erupt from a volcano, it cools down rapidly to form an igneous
rock. Another way is that if magma cools down below the surface, it also forms igneous
rocks.
7) Why are igneous rocks called igneous rocks?
It comes from the Latin word for fire, same as ignite.
8) Find two interesting landforms that are made of igneous rock and metamorphic rock. Paste
below and include a short description to go with each photo.
Devils Tower Rock: Igneous rock, this rock formed when lava rapidly cooled down. As it

cooled, it condensed into columns.

Isua Green Stone Belt: Metamorphic rock, the belt is 3.7-3.8 billion years old. The oldest

fossils on Earth were seen here.

9) Describe the average day of the scientist Dr. Cynthia Werner.
Dr. Cynthis Werner studies the gases produced by volcanoes and records the carbon dioxide
levels. She flies into a volcano site which has erupted or is going to erupt. They set camp at a
safe distance and watch as the volcano erupts. She also studies how volcanoes will react
before they erupt.
10) What is the biggest danger in her work? Justify your response.
The biggest danger is being close to the volcanoes while or after they are/have erupted. The
volcano can cause great damage if the team is not far away from the volcano. If the
scientists and researchers do not have proper safety equipment and tools, they could be in
danger and possibly harm themselves.
11) Imagine you are a type of rock. Write a short story about changing into a different type of
rock. Remember to use scientific words.
I am a metamorphic rock above the Earth’s crust. Slowly over millions of years, dust, and
particles from me were eroded and transported by wind and water. The sediments that
were weathered away end up in water sources like oceans, rivers, and lakes. I fell on top of
another layer and slowly many more layers built up on me. I finally got pushed from above,
pressure built up and clay cemented me to the other sediments around me making me a
sedimentary rock.