ERSC181-Week 5 Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
The result of differential stress (pressure) on rocks can
cause mineral crystals to align parallel to each other.
The core of a mountain range that formed during regional metamorphism would
contain a _____ metamorphic facies
high-grade
Which metamorphic facies is associated with subduction zones?
Question 3 options
lawsonite-blueschist
A foliated texture means what?
layers or banding.
Which of the following is true of metamorphic rocks?
They form as a result of intense heat and pressure.
What are the textures of metamorphic rocks?
foliated or nonfoliated
Heat promotes recrystallization by
increasing atomic vibration
The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?
The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism.
Correct Answers
The result of differential stress (pressure) on rocks can
cause mineral crystals to align parallel to each other.
The core of a mountain range that formed during regional metamorphism would
contain a _____ metamorphic facies
high-grade
Which metamorphic facies is associated with subduction zones?
Question 3 options
lawsonite-blueschist
A foliated texture means what?
layers or banding.
Which of the following is true of metamorphic rocks?
They form as a result of intense heat and pressure.
What are the textures of metamorphic rocks?
foliated or nonfoliated
Heat promotes recrystallization by
increasing atomic vibration
The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?
The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism.
