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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow do metamorphic rocks form?Heat and PressureCompaction & CementationCooling of MagmaSediments & Glue
- 2. Multiple ChoiceMetamorphic rocks form from ___.igneous rocksother metamorphic rockssedimentary rocksall types of rocks
- 3. Multiple ChoiceGranite forms what type of metamorphic rock?slatemarblegneissquartzite
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?SchistSlateGneissMarble - 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a metamorphic rock?
Schist
Granite
Scoria
Conglomerate
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a metamorphic rock?pumicesandstoneslatecoal
- 7. Multiple Choice__________ metamorphism occurs when magma heats the surrounding rock and changes it.RegionalForcedIgneotrophicContact
- 8. Multiple Choice__________ metamorphism occurs when rock formations in the crust collide and build pressureRegionalForcedIgneotrophicContact
- 9. Multiple Choice
This rock was once sandstone but was altered by extreme heat and pressure. What is it likely to be now?
Gneiss
Quartzite
Marble
Slate
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat sedimentary rock is changed into slate during metamorphism?ShaleLimestoneSandstoneBreccia
- 11. Multiple Choice
Sandstone can be converted into the very hard and angular rock of the type shown in the picture. If sandstone is the parent rock, which of the following could be the type of rock shown?
anthracite coal
marble
granite
quartzite
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMarble is the metamorphic rock. What is the parent rock?sandstonelimestonegraniteshale
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main types of metamorphic rocks and how are they different?intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed inside the earth and extrusive rocks are formed on the surfacefoliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do have visible bands/layersintrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed on the earth's surface and extrusive rocks are formed in the Earthfoliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe difference between regional metamorphism and contact metamorphism is that regional metamorphism is caused by _____ from __________ and contact metamorphism is caused by _________ from _______ intruding into other rock.heat, tectonic plates, pressure, magmapressure, tectonic plates, heat, magmaheat, magma, pressure, tectonic platespressure, magma, heat, tectonic plates
- 15. Multiple Choice__________ metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are not arranged in distinct bands.ConglomerateNon-foliatedFoliatedPermeated
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich texture best describes the rock above?porphyriticnonfoliatedfoliatedclastic
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?MarbleSchistSlateAnthracite
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?MarbleSlateGneissQuartzite
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?SchistSlateGneissMarble
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this Metamorphic Rock?ShaleAnthraciteMarbleObsidian
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat sedimentary rock is changed into quartzite during metamorphism?ShaleSandstoneLimestoneConglomerate
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat sedimentary rock is changed to marble during metamorphosis?LimestoneSandstoneShaleChert
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a metamorphic rock?phylliteshalelimestonepumice
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which metamorphic rock would bubble if acid was placed on it?
anthracite
schist
slate
marble
- 25. Multiple Choice
The mineral that causes foliated rocks to separate into layers is
potassium feldspar
mica
halite
calcite
- 26. Multiple Choice
All of the following minerals are found heavily in foliated, metamorphic rocks except
mica
quartz
feldspar
talc
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following could have been formed from contact metamorphism?
schist
hornfels
phylilite
gneiss
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following metamorphic rocks came from a bioclastic sedimentary rock?
quartzite
gneiss
metaconglomerate
anthracite
- 29. Multiple Choice
Slate is formed by the
deposition of chlorite and mica
foliation of schist
metamorphism of shale
folding and faulting of gneiss
- 30. Multiple Choice
Rock found in the zone between A and B is non-foliated and fine grained. This rock is most likely
metaconglomerate
gneiss
marble
quartzite
- 31. Multiple Choice
This rock would be classified as metamorphic because it shows
crystals from precipitation
a mixture of minerals
an organic composition
distorted banding
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which rock is only formed by regional metamorphism?
slate
hornfels
dunite
marble
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