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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.

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