D. Montgomery Spectacular Science Revision Crossword
Across
- 2. molten rock below the Earth's surface
- 4. (two words) crystallisation of magma and lave OR crystalisation of minerals dissolved in water
- 9. (three words) water, wind, ice, gravity
- 13. (two words) formed when dead plant matter and animal debris cements together
- 14. as underlying rock layers are exposed, there is less pressure and they expand
- 15. (two words) formed from weathered rock sediments
- 18. (two words) processes that break a rock or mineral into smaller pieces
- 22. (two words) gases and acids that dissolve minerals
- 25. a layer of gases surrounding the Earth
- 27. grains are arranged randomly and are even in colour
- 28. (two words) centre and hottest part of the earth
- 31. (two words) forms on or beneath Earth's surface when magma or lave crystallises
- 32. ________________ is a measure of how fast water enters the soil
- 34. a layer made of semi-molten rock
Down
- 1. dissolved minerals crystallise and ________ sediments together
- 3. (two words) ________________ __________ include texture, layers and shape
- 5. (two words) cracking of rock by the expansion of water as it freezes
- 6. once magma reaches the surface it is called _________
- 7. small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
- 8. many ______ are found in metamorphic rocks (ruby, sapphire, jade)
- 10. frozen rivers of ice that move slowly and scrape away rock
- 11. (two words) formed when materials dissolved in water come out of a solution and form a solid which sinks
- 12. the outermost layer
- 16. when small rock particles are carried away and deposited is called _____________
- 17. (two words) heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface can turn any rock into _____________
- 19. layer in the mantle between the lithosphere and upper mantle
- 20. the romoval of small rock particles by water wind and ice
- 21. _________ can give clues to mineral composition
- 23. (two words) the only liquid layer
- 24. physical and chemical processes at or near the Earth's surface
- 26. (two words) plants send out roots systems and as they grow, they force the rock apart
- 28. formed from magma hardening beneath Earth's surface
- 29. _____________ rocks are formed from lava on Earth's surface
- 30. rocks have their grain arranged in parallel lines or bands\
- 33. ___________ is the process of wearing/scraping something away