built from stone LINCOLN MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON D.C. It is the first day of your trip to Washington D C You have many museum visits planned You will see art aircraft and historic artifacts What a trip
WASHINGTON MONUMENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCULPTURE You will also see many monuments The Washington Monument towers above the city It rises 555 feet 169 meters high Nearby the Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln Behind its tall columns is a large sculpture of the former president What do these monuments have in common They are made of marble
what are metamorphic rocks Metamorphic rocks are one of the three main rock types They are made up of one or more minerals There are many different metamorphic rocks Marble slate gneiss and hornfels are some of the most common Metamorphic rocks are usually deep below Earth’s surface But these rocks can be found all over the world Much of Earth’s surface is metamorphic rock These rocks are often found in mountain ranges GNEISS FORMATION IN MAINE
METAMORPHIC MIDDLE Metamorphic rocks make up the core of many mountain ranges Over millions of years the mountains erode The metamorphic rocks come to the surface MARBLE CLIFFS IN GREECE
