GEO 101 METAMORPHIC ROCKS QUIZ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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GEO 101 METAMORPHIC ROCKS QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS


contact metamorphism - ans- ws ws wsws




occurs when a magma chamber intrudes the surrounding rock; the heat from the magma metamorp
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hoses the surrounding rock ws ws ws




regional metamorphism - ans- ws ws wsws




occurs when pressure builds up in rock that is buried deep below other rock formations or when large
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pieces of the Earth's crust collide with each other (the increased pressure and temperature causes r
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ock to become deformed and chemically changed)
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Metasomatism - ans-Very hot, element-rich waters cause metamorphism at spreading centers; ws wsws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws




Metal ores are deposited ws ws ws




Recrystallization - ans- ws wsws




a metamorphic process that occurs under situations of intense temperature and pressure where grai
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ns, atoms or molecules of a rock or mineral are packed closer together, creating a new crystal struct
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ure.

mineral changes - ans-- ws ws wsws




minerals are stable at certain temperatures and crystallize from magma at different temperatures
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during metamorphism, the minerals in a rock change into new minerals that are stable under the new
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temperature and pressure conditions
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-minerals that change in this way are said to undergo solid-state alterations
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hydrothermal alteration - ans- ws ws wsws




metamorphism as a result of exposure to hot fluids passing through permeable rocks ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws




quartzite - ans-parent: Sandstone ws wsws ws




non-foliated

marble - ans-parent: limestone ws wsws ws ws




non-foliated ws




fizzes

slate - ans-parent rock: shale
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foliated ws




microscopic micas ws ws




slaty cleavage ws




low-grade

schist - ans-parent rock: phyllite
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foliated ws




visible micas ws ws




schistosity ws




high-grade

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