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________ is the process where a rock changes form or mineral content as a result of environmental changes such as heat and pressure. - ANSWERSMetamorphism What is the definition of a parent rock? - ANSWERSThe rock that was altered by metamorphism Which of the following is the parent rock for quartzite? -Sandstone -Granite -Conglomerate -Limestone - ANSWERSSandstone Which low-grade metamorphic rock will display fine rock cleavage and contains very fine grains of mica? - ANSWERSSlate Which of the following lists of metamorphic rocks places the rocks in order from lowest metamorphic grade to highest? - ANSWERSSlate, Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss Sedimentary rocks are always the parent rocks for metamorphic rocks. - ANSWERSFalse Metamorphism ends when the rock begins to melt. - ANSWERSTrue What kind of force will create foliation in metamorphic rocks? - ANSWERSCompression What is foliation? - ANSWERSRoughly parallel layers of mineral crystals aligned perpendicular to the direction of pressure

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________ is the process where a rock changes form or mineral content as a result of environmental
changes such as heat and pressure. - ANSWERSMetamorphism



What is the definition of a parent rock? - ANSWERSThe rock that was altered by metamorphism



Which of the following is the parent rock for quartzite?

-Sandstone

-Granite

-Conglomerate

-Limestone - ANSWERSSandstone



Which low-grade metamorphic rock will display fine rock cleavage and contains very fine grains of mica?
- ANSWERSSlate



Which of the following lists of metamorphic rocks places the rocks in order from lowest metamorphic
grade to highest? - ANSWERSSlate, Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss



Sedimentary rocks are always the parent rocks for metamorphic rocks. - ANSWERSFalse



Metamorphism ends when the rock begins to melt. - ANSWERSTrue



What kind of force will create foliation in metamorphic rocks? - ANSWERSCompression



What is foliation? - ANSWERSRoughly parallel layers of mineral crystals aligned perpendicular to the
direction of pressure

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