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5.3: Questions

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    Question 1 What describes the original rock from which a metamorphic rock is formed?
    Parent rock
    Daughter rock
    Metamorphic rock
    Igneous rock

    Question 2 What are the two main factors that contribute to metamorphism?
    Heat and pressure
    Weathering and erosion
    Deposition and lithification
    Magmatic differentiation

    Question 3 In which region of Earth does metamorphism occur?
    Mantle
    Crust
    Core
    Atmosphere

    Question 4 What is the result of low-grade metamorphism on the sedimentary rock shale?
    It becomes slate
    It becomes granite
    It becomes sandstone
    It becomes limestone

    Question 5 What is the result of directional pressure on rocks deep in the crust during high-grade metamorphism?
    The formation of folds
    The formation of faults
    The formation of joints
    The formation of fractures

    Question 6 What rock does limestone become after metamorphism?
    Marble
    Slate
    Gneiss
    Quartzite

    Question 7 What rock does sandstone become after metamorphism?
    Marble
    Slate
    Gneiss
    Quartzite

    Question 8 Metamorphism causes crystals in a rock to be
    More densely packed
    Less densely packed
    Changed identity entirely
    Melted into magma

    Question 9 What is the process that leads to the formation of large-scale structures such as folds?
    Metamorphism
    Weathering and erosion
    Deposition and lithification
    Plate tectonics

    Question 10 Which is a foliated metamorphic rock?
    Schist
    Marble
    Quartzite
    Limestone

    Question 11 What is the result of high-grade metamorphism on the features of the parent rock?
    They are preserved
    They are altered
    They are obliterated
    They are enhanced

    Question 12 Which is NOT a metamorphic agent?
    Heat
    Pressure
    Chemically active fluids
    Electromagnetic radiation

    Question 13 What is the type of metamorphism that causes major changes in the rock?
    Low-grade metamorphism
    High-grade metamorphism
    Dynamic metamorphism
    Contact metamorphism

    Question 14 What is the result of metamorphism on the mineral composition of the rock?
    It remains unchanged
    It becomes more complex
    It becomes less complex
    It changes

    Question 15 What is the metamorphic rock formed from the parent rock of granite?
    Gneiss
    Phyllite
    Schist
    Marble

    Question 16 What is the metamorphic texture associated with differential stress?
    Foliation
    Nonfoliation
    Strata
    Flows

    Question 17 What is the result of metamorphism on platy minerals like muscovite and chlorite?
    Phyllite
    Marble
    Quartzite
    Schist

    Question 18 What is the type of rock that is formed through the metamorphism of shale?
    Slate
    Phyllite
    Schist
    Gneiss

    Question 19 What is a factor that determines foliation?
    Temperature
    Pressure
    Time
    Differential stress

    Question 20 What is the result of high-grade metamorphism on the rock's mineral grain size?
    It increases
    It decreases
    It remains unchanged
    It becomes variable

    Question 21 What is the process that leads to the formation of metamorphic rocks with large-scale structures?
    Folding
    Faulting
    Jointing
    Metamorphism

    Question 22 What is the characteristic of metamorphic rocks in terms of their mineral composition?
    They have a consistent mineral composition
    They have a variable mineral composition
    They have a simple mineral composition
    They have a complex mineral composition

    Question 23 Nonfoliated metamorphic rocks can be produced
    Near a magma chamber
    At a convergent plate boundary
    During collisional mountain building
    During an earthquake

    Question 24 What is the type of metamorphism that causes slight changes in the rock?
    Low-grade metamorphism
    High-grade metamorphism
    Dynamic metamorphism
    Contact metamorphism


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