Ch 3 Vocab ES

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Across
  1. 2. sedimentary rock consisting of material that was precipitated from water by either inorganic or organic means
  2. 6. a metamorphic rock with a texture that gives the rock a layered appearance
  3. 9. a compositional group of igneous rock that indicate a rock is composed almost entirely of light-colored silicates, mainly quartz and feldspar
  4. 11. the disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth’s surface
  5. 15. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted, and cemented.
  6. 17. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting rock deep within Earth (but still in the solid state) by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  7. 18. igneous rock composed mainly of iron and magnesium-rich minerals
  8. 19. the hot watery solution that escapes from a mass of magma during the later stages of crystallization
Down
  1. 1. the incorporation and transportation of material by a mobile agent , such as water, wind, or ice
  2. 3. process by which sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying materials driving out water.
  3. 4. a consolidated mixture of minerals
  4. 5. the process by which an agent of erosion loses energy and drops the sediment it is carrying
  5. 7. a body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals
  6. 8. an igneous texture consisting of large crystals embedded in a matrix of much smaller crystals.
  7. 10. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  8. 12. a model that illustrates the origin of the three basic rock types and the interrelatedness of Earth Materials and processes
  9. 13. solidification of sediments by the deposition of dissolved minerals in the tiny spaces between the sedimentary particles.
  10. 14. loose particles created by the weathering and erosion of rock, by chemical precipitation from solution in water, or from the secretions of organisms and transported by water, wind, or glaciers
  11. 16. the changes in mineral composition and texture of a rock subjected to high temperature and pressure within Earth
  12. 20. magma that reaches Earth’s surface