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Homework Questions for Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Lecture 6-7
Use these questions to test your knowledge of Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
A. Short answer:
1. A rounded pebble would be a type of particle found in a ________.
2. Salt and other minerals that form when a body of water dries up are called ______________.
3. Sands are the size of detrital sediments larger than __________ and smaller than conglomerates and breccias.
4. Coals are chemical sediments formed from trees that lived in coastal ________.
5.____________ metamorphism develops from increased heat and pressure in an area of plate convergence.
6. ___________ metamorphism takes place where rocks are heated by close contact with magma.
7. __________ in gneisses is marked by the formation of distinct, single mineral bands of alternating felsic and mafic minerals.
8. Minerals stable in a narrow range of temperatures and pressures are called ________ minerals.
9. Quartzite is formed by metamorphism of relatively pure quartz ______________, a type of sedimentary rock.
10. ___________ metamorphism takes place where rocks are heated by close contact with magma.
B. Match the terms
1. Evaporite minerals____ a. partially melted
2. Cementation ______ b. stable in narrow range T,P
3. Rounded particles > 2 mm c. mud
5. Still water detrital sediment ____ d. dynamothermal metamorphism
4. New England____ e. conglomerate
5. Banded metamorphic rock ____ f. gypsum and salt
6. Index mineral _____ g. glue grains together
7. Migmatite _____ h. gneiss
C. True or False?
1. Mudcracks are useful for "right-side-up" determinations. True or False?
2.
Use these questions to test your knowledge of Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
A. Short answer:
1. A rounded pebble would be a type of particle found in a ________.
2. Salt and other minerals that form when a body of water dries up are called ______________.
3. Sands are the size of detrital sediments larger than __________ and smaller than conglomerates and breccias.
4. Coals are chemical sediments formed from trees that lived in coastal ________.
5.____________ metamorphism develops from increased heat and pressure in an area of plate convergence.
6. ___________ metamorphism takes place where rocks are heated by close contact with magma.
7. __________ in gneisses is marked by the formation of distinct, single mineral bands of alternating felsic and mafic minerals.
8. Minerals stable in a narrow range of temperatures and pressures are called ________ minerals.
9. Quartzite is formed by metamorphism of relatively pure quartz ______________, a type of sedimentary rock.
10. ___________ metamorphism takes place where rocks are heated by close contact with magma.
B. Match the terms
1. Evaporite minerals____ a. partially melted
2. Cementation ______ b. stable in narrow range T,P
3. Rounded particles > 2 mm c. mud
5. Still water detrital sediment ____ d. dynamothermal metamorphism
4. New England____ e. conglomerate
5. Banded metamorphic rock ____ f. gypsum and salt
6. Index mineral _____ g. glue grains together
7. Migmatite _____ h. gneiss
C. True or False?
1. Mudcracks are useful for "right-side-up" determinations. True or False?
2.