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ROCKS WEEK 5 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%COMPLETE ALREADY GRADED A+ LATEST 2023/2024, Exams of Nursing

ROCKS WEEK 5 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%COMPLETE ALREADY GRADED A+ LATEST 2023/2024 Question 1 1 / 1 point The result of differential stress (pressure) onrocks can: Question options: cause mineral crystals to dissolve perpendicular to the stress. cause the rocks to partially erode. make the rock become unrecognizable. cause new minerals to grow randomly in the protolith. Question 2 Which of the following is true of metamorphic rocks? Question options: They form when rocks melt under intense heat and pressure They form as a result of volcanic processes. They form as a result of weathering and erosion. 4 / 4 points Question 3 Which metamorphic facies is associated with subductionzones? Question options: 4 / 4 points greenschist epidote-eclogite They form as a result of intense heat and pressure. lawsonite-blueschist The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism. foliated or nonfoliated granulite View Feedback Question 4 4 / 4 points The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?

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Download ROCKS WEEK 5 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%COMPLETE ALREADY GRADED A+ LATEST 2023/2024 and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! cause mineral crystals to align parallel to each other. ROCKS WEEK 5 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%COMPLETE ALREADY GRADED A+ LATEST 2023/2024 Question 1 1 / 1 point The result of differential stress (pressure) on rocks can: Question options: cause mineral crystals to dissolve perpendicular to the stress. cause the rocks to partially erode. make the rock become unrecognizable. cause new minerals to grow randomly in the protolith. Question 2 Which of the following is true of metamorphic rocks? Question options: They form when rocks melt under intense heat and pressure They form as a result of volcanic processes. They form as a result of weathering and erosion. 4 / 4 points Question 3 Which metamorphic facies is associated with subduction zones? Question options: 4 / 4 points greenschist epidote-eclogite They form as a result of intense heat and pressure. lawsonite-blueschist The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism. foliated or nonfoliated granulite View Feedback Question 4 4 / 4 points The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what? Question options: The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism. Question 5 The first rock formed during metamorphism. The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism. 4 / 4 points What are the textures of metamorphic rocks? Question options: clastic or detrital Question 6 phaneritic or aphanitic coarse or fine 4 / 4 points What is the texture of this metamorphic rock? layers or banding. non-foliated phaneritic coarse Question 10 fissile 4 / 4 points A foliated texture means what? Question options: Question 11 Fossils are visible. grains are the same size Grains are easily seen. 4 / 4 points At what temperature does diagenesis end and metamorphism begin? Question options: 3,000 kbars 100 degrees Celsius 1,000 bars View Feedback Question 12 4 / 4 points The core of a mountain range that formed during regional metamorphism would contain a _____ metamorphic facies. foliated 200 degrees Celsius high-grade More information is required Question options: blueschist moderate-grade low-grade Question 13 What are the three agents of metamorphism? Question options: 4 / 4 points Question 14 differential pressure, confining pressure, and lithostatic pressure differential pressure, heat, and temperature differential pressure, deep-sea smokers, and hydrothermal vents 0 / 4 points If a rock layer has a dip of 90 degrees, how is that rock layer oriented relative to a horizontal plane. Question options: Vertical (perpendicular to level ground) Horizontal (parallel to level ground) Diagonal (45 degrees from level ground) View Feedback Question 15 4 / 4 points What type of fault results from tension? Question options: reverse temperature, pressure, and chemically reactive fluids normal converging continental plates thrust strike slip Question 16 A rock is subjected to high stress and does not break, but it also does not return to it's original shape when the stress is relieved. It can be said that the rock _______ Question options: 4 / 4 points Question 17 is brittle. is elastic is strong 4 / 4 points Which process create the world's largest mountain ranges? Question options: converging ocean–continental plates diverging continental plates Question 18 diverging ocean plates 4 / 4 points You are trying to determine the type of structure on a geologic map. You note that the youngest rocks are located on the edge of the structure. What feature is this? Question options: syncline basin is ductile.
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