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Concept 5 Quiz

Classify the most common metamorphic rocks according to how the rocks form and their textures.

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Question 1.
The alignment of mineral crystals with a preferred orientation in a metamorphic rock that gives the rock a layered or banded appearance is referred to as a ____________ texture.

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Question 2.
Place each metamorphic rock type in the correct position by selecting the correct response.

(Metamorphic rock classification chart, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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Question 3.
Metamorphism can cause changes in a rock's

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Question 4.
When subjected to high pressure, shale will change to marble.

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Question 5.
The most important agent of metamorphism is heat.

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Question 6.
Changes in the temperature of the Solid Earth with increasing depth is known as

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Question 7.
Confining pressures are responsible for regional metamorphism.

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Question 8.
Metamorphism by chemically active fluids are most likely to result in

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Question 9.
Regional metamorphism is the result of differential stress.

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Question 10.
Which of the following is best considered a high-grade regional metamorphic rock?

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