Sedimentary facies - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The Appalachian Mountains are a good example of anticlines and synclines. True A zone of contact metamorphism called a(n) _____ is sometimes found in igneous rocks. Aureole (ch10. pg. 294). Regional metamorphism is most common in orogenic areas. True (ch10 pg 295) Tensional (or extensional) stress causes faults? Normal ( Tensional (or extensional) stress, stress that stretches or pulls apart the crust, causes normal faults)ch9 pg 256 The San Andreas Fault is a___...

Exam (elaborations) Week 5 Exam (timed and single access)Solved (SCI138) Week 5 Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 3 - 40.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points At what temperature does diagenesis end and metamorphism begin? • A. 1,000 bars • B. 3,000 kbars • C. 100 degrees Celsius • D. 200 degrees Celsius Feedback:Metamorphism starts at around 200 degrees Celsius. Below that temperature is consider...

Week 5 Exam (timed and single access)Return to Assessment ListPart 1 of 3 -40.0/ 52.0 PointsQuestion 1 of 254.0/ 4.0 PointsAt what temperature does diagenesis end and metamorphism begin?A.1,000 barsB.3,000 kbarsC.100 degrees CelsiusD.200 degrees CelsiusFeedback:Metamorphism starts at around 200 degrees Celsius. Below that temperature is considered diagenesis, which includes sediments solidifying (compacting and cementing) into sedimentary rocks.Question 2 of 254.0/ 4.0 PointsWhich me...