Question 1

Which is a coarse- grained, high- grade, metamorphic rock with alternating bands or stringers of light and dark minerals?

Accepted Answer

A)  marble 
B)  gneiss 
C)  hornfels 
D)  phyllite 
A)  marble 
B)  gneiss 
C)  hornfels 
D)  phyllite

Question 2

Metamorphic grade refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how much we'll have to curve your test mark if you are guessing! 
B)  recrystallization versus amount of primary mineral grains 
C)  metamorphic intensity as recorded by particular minerals which are sensitive to T, P 
D)  economic value of metamorphic rocks 
A)  how much we'll have to curve your test mark if you are guessing! 
B)  recrystallization versus amount of primary mineral grains 
C)  metamorphic intensity as recorded by particular minerals which are sensitive to T, P 
D)  economic value of metamorphic rocks

Question 3

What is the major source of heat for contact metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

A)  heat from a nearby magma body 
B)  heat from grinding and shearing on faults 
C)  deep burial and heat from Earth's interior 
D)  heat from the spontaneous decomposition of micas and feldspars 
A)  heat from a nearby magma body 
B)  heat from grinding and shearing on faults 
C)  deep burial and heat from Earth's interior 
D)  heat from the spontaneous decomposition of micas and feldspars

Question 4

Increasing regional metamorphism of a basalt or gabbro would produce the sequence _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss 
B)  greenschist, amphibolite, granulite 
C)  breccia, gouge, mylonite, ultramylonite 
D)  hornfels, amphibolite, migmatite 
A)  slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss 
B)  greenschist, amphibolite, granulite 
C)  breccia, gouge, mylonite, ultramylonite 
D)  hornfels, amphibolite, migmatite

Question 5

What texture results from the alignment of abundant, coarse- grained, mica flakes in a medium grade regional metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  gneissic banding 
B)  schistosity 
C)  slaty cleavage 
D)  shatter cones 
A)  gneissic banding 
B)  schistosity 
C)  slaty cleavage 
D)  shatter cones

Which is a coarse- grained, high- grade, metamorphic rock with alternating bands or stringers of light and dark minerals?

Metamorphic grade refers to ________.

What is the major source of heat for contact metamorphism?

Increasing regional metamorphism of a basalt or gabbro would produce the sequence _______.

What texture results from the alignment of abundant, coarse- grained, mica flakes in a medium grade regional metamorphic rock?

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Geologic Time

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Which is a coarse- grained, high- grade, metamorphic rock with alternating bands or stringers of light and dark minerals?

Metamorphic grade refers to ________.

What is the major source of heat for contact metamorphism?

Increasing regional metamorphism of a basalt or gabbro would produce the sequence _______.

What texture results from the alignment of abundant, coarse- grained, mica flakes in a medium grade regional metamorphic rock?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: the Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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