D. Montgomery Spectacular Science Revision Crossword

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