Metamorphic Questions

1. Which terms are usually associated with metamorphic rocks

Burial, compaction, and cementation
Banding and distortion of structure
Solidification of molten material
Crystals from chemical precipitates

2. At which location in NYS would you most likely find metamorphic bedrock?

Ithaca
Old Forge
Rochester
Massena

3. Metamorphic rocks form as the direct result of

Precipitation from evaporating water.
Melting and solidification of magma.
Erosion and deposition of soil particles.
Heat and pressure causing changes in existing rock.

4. The regional metamorphism of sandstone will result in the formation of

Slate
Phyllite
Metaconglomerate
Quartzite

5. Slate is formed by the

Deposition of feldspars and mica.
Foliation of schist
Metamorphism of shale.
Folding and faulting of gneiss.

6. Metamorphic rocks result from the

Erosion of rocks
Recrystallization of rocks
Cooling and solidification of magma
Compression and cementation of soil particles

7. Which rock is most likely metamorphic?

A rock showing mud cracks
A rock containing dinosaur bones
A rock consisting of layers of rounded sand grains
A rock composed of distorted light-colored and dark-colored mineral bands

8. Which characteristics are most useful for identifying the conditions under which a metamorphic rock was formed?

Color and luster
Shape and mass
Hardness and size
Composition and structure

9. A student found a rock with the following characteristics: Grain size - Coarse Texture - Foliated Composition - Quartz, feldspar, amphibole, garnet, and pyroxene. This rock should be identified as....

Hornfels
Slate
Gneiss
Anthracite

10. According to the Earth Science Reference Tables much of the surface bedrock of the Adirondack Mountains consists of

Slate and dolostone
Gneiss and quartzite
Limestone and sandstone
Conglomerate and red shale

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