2025-26 Semester Final Crossword

123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
Across
  1. 4. A hard mineral that makes up most of the rocks in the crust
  2. 7. This is where one might easily find an igneous rock.
  3. 8. A mineral may display this if it breaks along flat surfaces.
  4. 10. This type of rock forms when magma or lava solidify.
  5. 11. The thickets layer of the Earth's interior.
  6. 14. A rock must do this first before it can become an igneous rock.
  7. 18. This layer of super heated metal is under so much pressure it is squeezed into a solid sphere.
  8. 19. A combination of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  9. 20. The physical breakdown of rock
  10. 22. Small weathered rock particles.
  11. 23. This rock type forms when another rock is exposed to high amounts of heat and pressure.
  12. 27. This type of rock forms from compacted and cemented sediments.
  13. 29. The color of a minerals powder.
  14. 30. This mineral property describes how light reflects off its surface.
  15. 33. The breakdown of rock to create sediment.
  16. 35. This is the source of energy for most of the rock cycle.
  17. 36. A minerals resistance to being scratched
  18. 37. Precipitation that is more acidic than normal and can dissolve certain types of rock.
  19. 39. Composed of rock particles, minerals, water, air and humus.
Down
  1. 1. The A horizon in soil layers is also often referred to as the _________.
  2. 2. This subsystem contains all of Earth's rock and land features.
  3. 3. The movement of matter and energy within a fluid due to differences in density.
  4. 5. This principle states that geologic processes that occur today also occurred in the past.
  5. 6. This layer of Earth is molten metal and creates the magnetic field.
  6. 9. This is the source of energy for weathering and erosion.
  7. 12. The movement of sediment from one place to another.
  8. 13. The breakdown of rock through chemical reaction.
  9. 15. This dense igneous rock makes up oceanic crust.
  10. 16. Both temperature and pressure ____________ as you go deeper within the Earth.
  11. 17. This intrusive igneous rock makes up continental crust
  12. 21. The dark colored substance found in soil.
  13. 24. The series of processes that describe how one rock and turn into any other kind of rock.
  14. 25. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  15. 26. This force of weathering occurs when sand is picked up by wind and thrown into another rock, slowly wearing it away.
  16. 28. A naturally occurring solid that can form inorganically, has a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
  17. 31. Waves of energy sent out by an earthquake. Used as indirect evidence by geologists.
  18. 32. This mineral forms when graphite deep within the Earth is exposed to high heat and pressure.
  19. 34. These substances are made of minerals or organic matter and are constantly changing.
  20. 38. this property of minerals is easy to identify, but not very reliable to use by itself.