Question

How are metamorphic rocks like igneous rocks? How are they like sedimentary rocks?

Answer 1

Sedimentary rocks become metamorphic in the rock cycle when they are subjected to heat and pressure from burial. The high temperatures are produced when the Earth's tectonic plates move around, producing heat. And when they collide, they build mountains and metamorphose.

Igneous rocks form as magma cools below ground or lava cools on the surface. Sedimentary rocks are made from the eroded particles of other rocks or from mineral deposits left when water evaporates. Metamorphic rocks form when any existing rock undergoes intense and prolonged exposure to heat and pressure.