Question 1

Name five metamorphic rocks or minerals for which there is an economic use.Name that use.

Accepted Answer

talc: cosmetics,paint,lubricant; garnet:

Question 2

Migmatites can form at convergent plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is a metamorphic zone?

Accepted Answer

A metamorphic zone i

Question 4

Why is heat an important agent of metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

Heat increases the rate of che

Question 5

The three types of metamorphism are ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

contact,dy

Question 6

Gneiss is a high-grade metamorphic rock that is streaked or has segregated bands of light and dark minerals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Metamorphic rocks are those that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are claimed to have certain metaphysical properties (e.g., quartz crystals) 
B)  have different mineral compositions due to increased temperature and pressure 
C)  have textures due to water and volatile magmatic fluids 
D)  have different chemical compositions due to organisms and sediments 
E)  have different mineral compositions due to increased temperature and pressure AND have textures due to water and volatile magmatic fluids 
A)  are claimed to have certain metaphysical properties (e.g., quartz crystals) 
B)  have different mineral compositions due to increased temperature and pressure 
C)  have textures due to water and volatile magmatic fluids 
D)  have different chemical compositions due to organisms and sediments 
E)  have different mineral compositions due to increased temperature and pressure AND have textures due to water and volatile magmatic fluids

Question 8

Aureoles surrounding felsic bodies will contain higher temperature metamorphic minerals than will mafic magmas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Metamorphism is a physical and chemical change that occurs in such a way that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  disequilibrium is reached with the new physical and chemical environment 
B)  a dynamic equilibrium is reached 
C)  equilibrium with the new environment is disturbed 
D)  the rock reaches equilibrium with its new environment 
E)  the rock's chemistry and texture become increasingly unstable 
A)  disequilibrium is reached with the new physical and chemical environment 
B)  a dynamic equilibrium is reached 
C)  equilibrium with the new environment is disturbed 
D)  the rock reaches equilibrium with its new environment 
E)  the rock's chemistry and texture become increasingly unstable

Question 10

Metamorphic rocks indicate that an even older parent rock once existed in that place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An example of a region where mylonites are formed is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cascade Range 
B)  the mid-oceanic ridges 
C)  the San Andreas Fault Zone 
D)  the Valles Marianas Rift Zone 
E)  the Mendocino Fracture Zone 
A)  the Cascade Range 
B)  the mid-oceanic ridges 
C)  the San Andreas Fault Zone 
D)  the Valles Marianas Rift Zone 
E)  the Mendocino Fracture Zone

Question 12

Which of the following correctly lists metamorphic mineral assemblages in order of decreasing temperature/pressure of formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  chlorite, biotite, garnet, staurolite, kyanite, sillimanite 
B)  biotite, garnet, chlorite, staurolite, sillimanite, kyanite 
C)  garnet, biotite, chlorite, sillimanite, staurolite, kyanite 
D)  sillimanite, staurolite, kyanite, garnet, biotite, chlorite 
E)  sillimanite, garnet, kyanite, staurolite, biotite, chlorite 
A)  chlorite, biotite, garnet, staurolite, kyanite, sillimanite 
B)  biotite, garnet, chlorite, staurolite, sillimanite, kyanite 
C)  garnet, biotite, chlorite, sillimanite, staurolite, kyanite 
D)  sillimanite, staurolite, kyanite, garnet, biotite, chlorite 
E)  sillimanite, garnet, kyanite, staurolite, biotite, chlorite

Question 13

How do metamorphic processes form ore deposits? What are some of the ores that are formed?

Accepted Answer

Ore deposits result from contact metamor

Name five metamorphic rocks or minerals for which there is an economic use.Name that use.

Migmatites can form at convergent plate boundaries.

What is a metamorphic zone?

Why is heat an important agent of metamorphism?

The three types of metamorphism are ,,and .

Gneiss is a high-grade metamorphic rock that is streaked or has segregated bands of light and dark minerals.

Metamorphic rocks are those that ____.

Aureoles surrounding felsic bodies will contain higher temperature metamorphic minerals than will mafic magmas.

Metamorphism is a physical and chemical change that occurs in such a way that ____.

Metamorphic rocks indicate that an even older parent rock once existed in that place.

An example of a region where mylonites are formed is ____.

Which of the following correctly lists metamorphic mineral assemblages in order of decreasing temperature/pressure of formation?

How do metamorphic processes form ore deposits? What are some of the ores that are formed?

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Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Deformation,Mountain Building,and Earth's Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Geology in Perspective

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Exam 8: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Name five metamorphic rocks or minerals for which there is an economic use.Name that use.

Migmatites can form at convergent plate boundaries.

What is a metamorphic zone?

Why is heat an important agent of metamorphism?

The three types of metamorphism are ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.

Gneiss is a high-grade metamorphic rock that is streaked or has segregated bands of light and dark minerals.

Metamorphic rocks are those that ____.

Aureoles surrounding felsic bodies will contain higher temperature metamorphic minerals than will mafic magmas.

Metamorphism is a physical and chemical change that occurs in such a way that ____.

Metamorphic rocks indicate that an even older parent rock once existed in that place.

An example of a region where mylonites are formed is ____.

Which of the following correctly lists metamorphic mineral assemblages in order of decreasing temperature/pressure of formation?

How do metamorphic processes form ore deposits? What are some of the ores that are formed?

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Deformation,Mountain Building,and Earth's Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Geology in Perspective

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The three types of metamorphism are ,,and .