D. Montgomery Spectacular Science Revision Crossword

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