Question 1

Which of the following commonly serves as a protolith in the formation of marble?

Accepted Answer

A) limestone 
B) sandstone 
C) shale 
D) gneiss 
A) limestone 
B) sandstone 
C) shale 
D) gneiss A

Question 2

What type of metamorphism affects the greatest volumes of rock and produces the greatest variety in metamorphic rock types?

Accepted Answer

A) thermal 
B) dynamothermal 
C) dynamic 
D) shock 
A) thermal 
B) dynamothermal 
C) dynamic 
D) shock B

Question 3

Foliated metamorphic rocks possess

Accepted Answer

A) leafy plant fossils (ancient foliage). 
B) a homogeneous texture resulting from randomly oriented grains. 
C) mineral grains in preferred orientations or patterns of association such as banding. 
D) minerals precipitated directly from seawater. 
A) leafy plant fossils (ancient foliage). 
B) a homogeneous texture resulting from randomly oriented grains. 
C) mineral grains in preferred orientations or patterns of association such as banding. 
D) minerals precipitated directly from seawater. C

Question 4

Foliation may include the alignment of __________ in a metamorphic rock

Accepted Answer

A) minerals 
B) Strata 
C) fossils 
D) facies 
A) minerals 
B) Strata 
C) fossils 
D) facies

Question 5

Clay minerals within a buried body of slate are recrystallized at high temperatures and pressures to form mica, producing a rock called phyllite. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) diagenesis. 
B) erosion. 
C) metamorphism 
D) weathering. 
A) diagenesis. 
B) erosion. 
C) metamorphism 
D) weathering.

Question 6

Which of the following processes is NOT involved in metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

A) contact with a hot pluton 
B) contact with hydrothermal fluids 
C) heat and pressure associated with deep burial 
D) cementation and compaction of grains during diagenesis 
A) contact with a hot pluton 
B) contact with hydrothermal fluids 
C) heat and pressure associated with deep burial 
D) cementation and compaction of grains during diagenesis

Question 7

What is the difference between schist and phyllite?

Accepted Answer

Schist and phyllite are both foliated me

Question 8

A type of foliation defined by the preferred orientation of large crystals of mica is termed

Accepted Answer

A) slaty cleavage. 
B) phyllitic luster. 
C) schistosity. 
D) compositional banding 
A) slaty cleavage. 
B) phyllitic luster. 
C) schistosity. 
D) compositional banding

Question 9

What was the direction of compression that formed the foliation in the image below?

Accepted Answer

A) top and bottom, pressing inward 
B) both sides, pressing inward 
C) top and bottom, pulling outward 
D) in and out of the image, pulling outward 
A) top and bottom, pressing inward 
B) both sides, pressing inward 
C) top and bottom, pulling outward 
D) in and out of the image, pulling outward

Question 10

A buried body of shale is subjected to differential stress, causing clay minerals to realign and produce slate. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) diagenesis. 
B) erosion. 
C) metamorphism 
D) weathering. 
A) diagenesis. 
B) erosion. 
C) metamorphism 
D) weathering.

Question 11

Consult the figure below. The region of thermally metamorphosed rock surrounding a cooled pluton is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) shear zone. 
B) aureole. 
C) chilled margin. 
D) metamorphic ring. 
A) shear zone. 
B) aureole. 
C) chilled margin. 
D) metamorphic ring.

Question 12

Change that takes place during metamorphism that is associated with hot water solutions (hydrothermal fluids) is termed

Accepted Answer

A) foliation. 
B) metasomatism. 
C) anachronism. 
D) hydrosomatism 
A) foliation. 
B) metasomatism. 
C) anachronism. 
D) hydrosomatism

Question 13

Heating up a rock causes the atoms in the rock to vibrate and break their bonds. The atoms can then move slightly and create new bonds with nearby atoms. This process is called

Accepted Answer

A) preferred orientation. 
B) solid-state diffusion. 
C) plastic deformation. 
D) melting. 
A) preferred orientation. 
B) solid-state diffusion. 
C) plastic deformation. 
D) melting.

Question 14

Regional metamorphism

Accepted Answer

A) takes place at low temperatures and low pressure. 
B) takes place only along continental margins. 
C) is another name for thermal metamorphism. 
D) is another name for dynamothermal metamorphism. 
A) takes place at low temperatures and low pressure. 
B) takes place only along continental margins. 
C) is another name for thermal metamorphism. 
D) is another name for dynamothermal metamorphism.

Question 15

What is an index mineral? What do metamorphic isograds indicate? What is a metamorphic zone?

Accepted Answer

An index mineral is a mineral that forms

Question 16

The figure below shows the application of

Accepted Answer

A) tension. 
B) pressure. 
C) tensional stress. 
D) shear stress. 
A) tension. 
B) pressure. 
C) tensional stress. 
D) shear stress.

Question 17

Rocks subjected to __________ feel a squeezing motion.

Accepted Answer

A) metasomatism 
B) diagenesis 
C) compression 
D) extension 
A) metasomatism 
B) diagenesis 
C) compression 
D) extension

Question 18

Which list properly orders these foliated metamorphic rocks from lowest grade to highest grade?

Accepted Answer

A) gneiss, slate, schist, and phyllite 
B) slate, schist, phyllite, and gneiss 
C) slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss 
D) gneiss, phyllite, schist, and slate 
A) gneiss, slate, schist, and phyllite 
B) slate, schist, phyllite, and gneiss 
C) slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss 
D) gneiss, phyllite, schist, and slate

Question 19

Thermal (contact) metamorphism produces

Accepted Answer

A) foliated rocks only. 
B) nonfoliated rocks only. 
C) both foliated and nonfoliated rocks. 
D) Thermal metamorphism is not capable of producing metamorphic rocks. 
A) foliated rocks only. 
B) nonfoliated rocks only. 
C) both foliated and nonfoliated rocks. 
D) Thermal metamorphism is not capable of producing metamorphic rocks.

Question 20

Describe how the rock cycle is linked to plate tectonics.

Accepted Answer

Answers for this will vary. However, stu

Exam 6: A Process of Change: Metamorphism and the Rock Cycle

Which of the following commonly serves as a protolith in the formation of marble?

What type of metamorphism affects the greatest volumes of rock and produces the greatest variety in metamorphic rock types?

Foliated metamorphic rocks possess

Foliation may include the alignment of __________ in a metamorphic rock

Clay minerals within a buried body of slate are recrystallized at high temperatures and pressures to form mica, producing a rock called phyllite. This is an example of

Which of the following processes is NOT involved in metamorphism?

What is the difference between schist and phyllite?

A type of foliation defined by the preferred orientation of large crystals of mica is termed

What was the direction of compression that formed the foliation in the image below?

A buried body of shale is subjected to differential stress, causing clay minerals to realign and produce slate. This is an example of

Consult the figure below. The region of thermally metamorphosed rock surrounding a cooled pluton is called a(n)

Change that takes place during metamorphism that is associated with hot water solutions (hydrothermal fluids) is termed

Heating up a rock causes the atoms in the rock to vibrate and break their bonds. The atoms can then move slightly and create new bonds with nearby atoms. This process is called

Regional metamorphism

What is an index mineral? What do metamorphic isograds indicate? What is a metamorphic zone?

The figure below shows the application of

Rocks subjected to __________ feel a squeezing motion.

Which list properly orders these foliated metamorphic rocks from lowest grade to highest grade?

Thermal (contact) metamorphism produces

Describe how the rock cycle is linked to plate tectonics.

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The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Shaping the Earths Surface: Landscapes, the Hydrologic Cycle, and Mass Wasting

Freshwater: Streams, Lakes, and Groundwater

Extreme Realms: Desert and Glacial Landscapes

Ocean Waters: the Blue of the Blue Marble

Marine Geology: the Study of Ocean Basins and Coasts

The Air We Breathe: Introducing Earths Atmosphere

Winds of the World: the Earths Major Weather Systems

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Local Weather Systems

Climate and Climate Change

Our Solar System and Beyond

Our Neighborhood in Space

The Sun, Stars, and Deep Space

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