Mechanical metamorphism refers to the process where rocks are changed mainly by pressure without much heat. The intense pressure squeezes and rearranges the minerals in the rock, making them more compact and sometimes forming new structures, but without significant chemical change.
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प्रश्न
Briefly define Mechanical Metamorphism.
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Rock and it's Types
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अध्याय 6: Rocks - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ६४]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the types Sedimentary rocks based on agents of formation.
Explain this term associated with rocks: Lithification of Rocks.
State the types of rocks for the formation of which the following process is involved.
Formation of large crystals, coarse texture and slow cooling and compaction.
Name different types of sedimentary rocks.
How are chemically-formed sedimentary rocks formed? Give examples.
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______ rocks are formed by the deposition of shells and skeletons of organism.
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______ rock contain a low percentage of silica and a high percentage of basic oxides.
Give one example of an area of: Igneous rocks
Give one example of an area of: Metamorphic rocks,
Give an example of a Plutonic rock.
______ is the kind of metamorphic rock using which Taj Mahal was built.
Classify and explain the rocks.
The two types of Intrusive Igneous rocks are ______.
The word Ignis means rock.
What are the uses of soil?
Match the following.
| A. | Basalt | 1. | Anthracite |
| B. | Limestone | 2. | Extrusive igneous |
| C. | Coal | 3. | Metamorphic rock |
| D. | Gneiss | 4. | Sedimentary rock |
Statement (1): Sedimentary rocks consist of many layers.
Statement (2): Sedimentary rocks are formed by the sediments deposited at different points of time.
Match the following.
| A. | Basalt | 1. | Anthracite |
| B. | Limestone | 2. | Extrusive igneous |
| C. | Coal | 3. | Metamorphic rock |
| D. | Gneiss | 4. | Sedimentary rock |
Match the following.
| Group A | Group B | ||
| A. | Basalt | 1. | Anthracite |
| B. | Limestone | 2. | Extrusive igneous |
| C. | Coal | 3. | Metamorphic rock |
| D. | Gneiss | 4. | Sedimentary rock |
