Which List Properly Orders Foliated Metamorphic Rocks from Lowest to Highest

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which list properly orders foliated metamorphic rocks from lowest to highest grade from left to right?

• A) conglomerate,sandstone,siltstone,and shale
• B) shale,slate,phyllite,and quartzite
• C) slate,phyllite,schist,and gneiss
• D) gneiss,phyllite,schist,and slate

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Definitions:

Negatively Related

Describes a relationship where an increase in one variable leads to a decrease in another variable.

Unrelated

Not connected or associated with each other in any way.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Percentage Point

A unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages.