Universidad Nacional de Jujuy Nivel de Suficiencia de Inglés

Facultad de Ingeniería 7 de agosto de 2020

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NIVEL DE SUFICIENCIA DE INGLÉS

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Metamorphic Rocks
The term “metamorphosis” is most often1 used in reference to the process of a caterpillar
changing into a butterfly. However, the word “metamorphosis” is a broad term that
indicates a change from one thing to another. Even rocks, a seemingly constant
substance, can2 change into a new type of rock. Rocks that undergo a change to form a
new rock are referred to as metamorphic rocks.
In the rock cycle, there are three different types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and
metamorphic. Sedimentary and igneous rocks began as something other than rock.
Sedimentary rocks were originally sediments, which were compacted under high pressure.
Igneous rocks formed when liquid magma or lava—magma that has emerged onto the
surface of the Earth—cooled and hardened. A metamorphic rock, on the other hand,
began as a rock—either a sedimentary, igneous, or even a different sort of metamorphic
rock. Then, due to various conditions within the Earth, the existing rock was changed into
a new kind of metamorphic rock.
The conditions required to form a metamorphic rock are very specific. The existing rock
must3 be exposed to high heat, high pressure, or to a hot, mineral-rich fluid. Usually, all
three of these circumstances are met. These conditions are most often found either deep
in Earth’s crust or at plate boundaries where tectonic plates collide. In order to4 create
metamorphic rock, it is vital that the existing rock remain solid and not melt. If there is5 too
much heat or pressure, the rock will melt and become magma. This will result in the
formation of an igneous rock, not a metamorphic rock.

Glosario
1. most often: a menudo – 2. can: poder – 3. must: debe
4. in order to: para – 5. if there is: si hay
A) En la columna A aparecen diferentes tipos de rocas. En la columna B aparecen
afirmaciones sobre estas. Elija la correcta en cada caso.
(Puede resaltar con un color la opción que usted considere correcta.)

Columna A Columna B
A. Comenzó como una roca.
Roca sedimentaria
B. Comenzó como algo diferente a una roca.
A. Se formó a partir del enfriamiento y endurecimiento del
Roca ígnea magma líquido o de la lava.
B. Originalmente era un sedimento.
A. Se originó a partir del magma que emergió a la superficie.
Roca metamórfica B. Es la que comenzó como roca, pero, a partir de diferentes
condiciones de la Tierra, cambió a otro tipo de roca metamórfica.

B) Traduzca las siguientes frases nominales

1. three different types of rocks
2. the existing rock
3. a hot, mineral-rich fluid

C) Responda las siguientes preguntas en ESPAÑOL.

1. ¿Cuál es el uso que más se le da al término metamorfosis?

2. ¿Cómo se forman las rocas sedimentarias?

3. Explique con sus palabras cuáles son las condiciones para que se formen las rocas
metamórficas.

4. Normalmente, ¿dónde se dan las condiciones para que se formen las rocas
metamórficas?