Summarize the factors that influence the nature of metamorphic rocks

For project 4, please provide short answers for the following:

Summarize the factors that influence the nature of metamorphic rocks
Describe the mechanisms for the formation of foliation in metamorphic rocks
Classify metamorphic rocks on the basis of their texture and mineral content,
Describe the various settings in which metamorphic rocks are formed and explain the links between plate tectonics and metamorphism
Summarize the important processes of regional metamorphism
Summarize the important processes of contact metamorphism and metasomatism
Explain the difference between relative and absolute age-dating techniques
Summarize the history of the geological time scale and the relationships between eons, eras, periods, and epochs
Describe the types of unconformities
Describe some applications and limitations of isotopic techniques for geological dating