Earth’s Structure & Rock Cycle Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The melting of rocks into liquid rock deep inside Earth.
  2. 5. Process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
  3. 7. Movement in the mantle that drives plate tectonics.
  4. 8. Solid, outermost layer of Earth where we live.
  5. 9. All water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers.
  6. 11. Layer of gases surrounding Earth, including oxygen and nitrogen.
  7. 12. When sediments are pressed and glued together to form sedimentary rock.
Down
  1. 1. Rocks changed by heat and pressure without melting.
  2. 2. Solid layer of Earth made of hot, slowly moving rock beneath the crust.
  3. 4. Rocks formed when magma or lava cools and solidifies.
  4. 6. All living organisms on Earth.
  5. 10. Process that moves and drops sediments in new locations.