This fact-filled resource explains metamorphic rocks. Readers learn about the different ways in which they are formed and how they change into different metamorphic rocks through contact metamorphism and shock metamorphism, for example. Plate tectonics is described, as is the formation of mountains. Gneiss, slate, fulgurite, quartzite, marble, schist, and hornfels are investigated as well as their practical uses. Readers learn about foliated and nonfoliated...
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:1680482432
ISBN13:9781680482430
Release Date:December 2015
Publisher:Rosen Education Service
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 8.1"
Age Range:6 to 9 years
Grade Range:Grades 1 to 4
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