Department
of Earth Science |
Northeastern
Illinois University
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE
ESCI 121
Section 06
Fall 2009
Department
of Earth Science |Northeastern
Illinois University
Daily
Objectives #12 (October
13, 2009)
Dr. Sanders
By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:
Rock Your State! In-class work
w Review: Use
your knowledge of rock classification to describe the characteristics of metamorphic
rocks.
w Describe the changes
that can affect rocks to form metamorphic rocks, including foliation.
(review) and recrystallization.
w Describe the three
kinds of geotectonic plate boundaries, and the geologic features that form at
each one.
w Describe the three
possibilities for convergent boundaries, including the different combinations of
lithospheric plates.
w Describe the plate
tectonic setting in which each of the three kinds of rocks form.