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Metamorphic Test Review
True or False:
1. Schist is named for the principle minerals in it.
2. Most metamorphic rock is formed from plate tectonic activity.
3. Metamorphism can result from heat, pressure and chemical action.
4. Metamorphism makes rocks softer and less dense.
5. The Parent rock of all rocks is an igneous rock.
Completion:
6. Metamorphism that occurs over large areas as a result of mountain
building like those of eastern Pennsylvania are called
7. The banding like appearance of a metamorphic rock is called
8. List three changes that can happen to a rock as it undergoes heat and
pressure:
a.)
b.)
c.)
9. Igneous intrusions (magma) will result in what type of metamorphic change
?
10. What metamorphic rock displays the coarsest foliation
?
State the parent rock or rocks of the following rocks:
Anthracite
Quartzite
Slate
Marble
Schist
List the metamorphic sequence of shale:
Shale →
→
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List the metamorphic sequence of peat:
Peat→
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Complete the rock cycle diagram below:
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