science crossword
Across
- 3. / hard, colorless compound that occurs in quarts in other minerals
- 5. core / the center of the earth
- 7. / what we use to see how hard a mineral is
- 9. renewable resource / a renewable resource that cannot ever be used up
- 12. / between the earths mantel and lithosphere, is where this is
- 18. / a naturally occurring solid from the earth
- 19. / when this mineral break into the same shape
- 20. / a firm stable shape
- 24. resource / a natural resource that takes more than 100-200 years to replenish
- 25. / a polished, cut, precious stone, often used in jewelry
- 26. / strong, sliver-gray metal, that is typically found in the kitchen.
- 28. structure / unique arrangement of atoms
- 30. / digging in the ground to get minerals
- 31. crust / a thick layer of crust that forms the surface of the earth.
- 32. (lower, rigid upper) / the region in-between the core and the crust.
- 33. core / the layer outside the inner core
- 34. / a silver-white metal, found in the element compound of atomic number 28
Down
- 1. / the way sunlight reflects off of minerals
- 2. / the part of the earth that is the upper mantel and the crust
- 4. / the inside color of a mineral
- 6. occurring / when found naturally in nature
- 8. / take enough to last
- 10. / if the mineral is not metal like its...
- 11. / if the mineral is metal like, its...
- 13. resource / a resource that the earth produces
- 14. plates / earths outer shell that is split onto plates that glide over each other
- 15. / an inorganic substance the earth creates
- 16. resource / a natural resource that replenishes quickly
- 17. crust / thin part of earths crust that is in the sea
- 21. / not made by living things
- 22. field / a field that causes electricity and magnets to work.
- 23. / a large deep pit that stone and minerals are collected
- 27. / the air we breathe, its also found in water
- 29. / water getting heated up which causes less dense material to rise to the surface
- 31. formula / a formula that forms a chemical