ERSC 181 Exam 5 | Score 96/100 | American Military University

Attempt Score - 96 %

Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) 96 /100 - 96 %




Question 1 4/ 4 points

The result of differential stress (pressure) on rocks can:

make the rock become unrecognizable.

cause mineral crystals to dissolve perpendicular to the stress.
cause new minerals to grow randomly in the protolith.

cause the rocks to partially erode.

) cause mineral crystals to align parallel to each other.


Question 2 4/ 4 points

Which of the following is true of metamorphic rocks?


They form when rocks melt under intense heat and pressure

They form as a result of volcanic processes.

They form as a result of weathering and erosion.

' They form as a result of intense heat and pressure.

Question 3 4/ 4 points

The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?

The first rock formed during metamorphism.

The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism.

The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism.

@ The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism.

, Question 4 points

What is the texture of this rock?




o foliated
non-foliated
phaneritic

coarse
fissile