Earth

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Across
  1. 2. streak is the color of a mineral in powder form
  2. 3. new layers of sediment build up over time, pressing down on older layers underneath
  3. 5. beneath the oceans/ earth
  4. 6. large mineral grains
  5. 8. magma that reaches to the surface
  6. 9. this property describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface
  7. 11. forms when minerals come out of solution and settle on the ocean floor
  8. 12. formed when magma or lava cools and becomes solid
  9. 14. over time heat and pressure inside the earth squeeze and melt existing rocks
  10. 17. hot temperatures deep inside the earth melts rocks, forming magma
  11. 19. is the tendency of a mineral to break along a flat surface
Down
  1. 1. is a ability of a mineral to resist being scratched
  2. 4. is a rock that has been changed in form by pressure and heat
  3. 5. a mineral may be one color or many color you cannot identify a mineral by color alone
  4. 7. rocks from from quickly cooled lava
  5. 10. pieces of rocks, minerals, remains of living things, and dissolved minerals that come out of water
  6. 13. solid earth materials formed from a mixture of minerals and sometimes other materials
  7. 15. high temperatures deep in the earths crust causes rocks and minerals to melt
  8. 16. the atoms or ions of a mineral are arranged in a certain pattern
  9. 18. is the tendency of a mineral to break in a way that is not along a flat surface