Lecture 13 Assignment
GEOS251 | Spring24
Name: _______________________________ Grade: ___/10 pts
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This lecture assignment covers key concept presented in lecture 13.
Assignment due on Tuesday 27
th
February at 11am.
1. Fill in the boxes with the name the metamorphic rock type [3 pts]
mantle
crust
40
30
20
10
0
0
Depth (km)
400
800
200
600
Geothermal gradient
Temperature (degrees C)
Moho
2. When you increase the intensity of metamorphism, you expect: (circle the right answer)
o
A transition from low to high grade metamorphism: TRUE or FALSE [1 pt]
o
A decrease in the grain/crystal size: TRUE or FALSE [1 pt]
o
A well-developed banding: TRUE or FALSE [1 pt]
3. Blueschist metamorphic facies is primarily found in:
o
________________________ zone [1 pt]
4. Greenschist metamorphic facies is primarily found in:
o
______________________ zone [1 pt]
5. Eclogite facies is typically found at:
o
high ________________ conditions [1 pt]
6. If you observed Shock Metamorphism
, you know it was created by: [1 pt]
