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Chapter 7: Metamorphic Rocks

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Metamorphism brings changes in mineral arrangement and the texture of rocks, but it never leads to new mineral assemblages.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A buried body of shale is subjected to differential stress at temperatures greater than 200°C, causing clay minerals to grow in preferred orientation and producing slate. This is an example of.

diagenesis

erosion

metamorphism

weathering

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Clay minerals within a buried body of shale are recrystallized at 400°C and high pressure to form mica, producing a rock called phyllite; this is an example of.

diagenesis

erosion

metamorphism

weathering

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Metamorphism may be induced by.

contact with a hot pluton

contact with hot groundwater

heat and pressure associated with deep burial

fault sliding

all of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Squashing a fly with a flyswatter is an example of.

compression

shear stress

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spreading peanut butter on bread is an application of.

compression

shear stress

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Slaty cleavage is an example of.

mineral cleavage

foliated texture

recrystallization

sedimentary structures

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