Earth and Space Final Exam Review 2024

Metamorphic rocks form from ___.

• igneous rocks
• other metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• all types of rocks

What is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?

• Schist
• Slate
• Gneiss
• Marble

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was once sandstone but was altered by extreme heat and pressure. What is it likely to be now?

• Gneiss

• Quartzite

• Marble

• Slate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What sedimentary rock is changed into slate during metamorphism?

• Shale
• Limestone
• Sandstone
• Breccia

Marble is the metamorphic rock.  What is the precursor (parent) rock? 

• sandstone
• limestone
• granite
• shale

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following metamorphic rocks would have had the most pressure applied?

• Slate
• Schist
• Phyllite
• Gneiss

During regional metamorphism, rocks are changed mostly due to this:

• Pressure from tectonic activity
• Heat from magma
• Hot chemical fluids
• Weathering and Erosion

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

During contact metamorphism, rocks are changed primarily by this:

• Subducting Plates
• Heat from magma
• Hot chemical fluids
• Pressure from tectonic activity

What is Relative Age Dating?

• The dating of rocks in how they compare to the rocks that are around them.

• The use of fossils to help find the age of a rock.

• The use of radioactive elements in rock to find a highly accurate estimate of the age of the rock.

• Dating of a rock layer based on how far it is from Earth's core.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is Absolute Age Dating?

• The dating of rocks in how they compare to the rocks that are around them.

• The use of fossils to help find the age of a rock.

• The use of radioactive elements in rock to find a highly accurate estimate of the age of the rock.

• Dating of a rock layer based on how far it is from Earth's core.