Elements and rocks crossword vocab b

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Across
  1. 2. the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
  2. 7. rock texture characterized by large, well-formed crystals surrounded by finer-grained crystals of the same or different mineral
  3. 8. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
  4. 10. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  5. 11. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  6. 13. Sedimentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together.
  7. 14. rock A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
  8. 15. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  9. 18. Rock a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Down
  1. 1. Rock that forms when magma cools above the surface of Earth
  2. 3. A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
  3. 4. Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals precipitate from a solution or settle from a suspension.
  4. 5. Loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of shell that have been moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity
  5. 6. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
  6. 9. rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface
  7. 11. describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is generally dark in color
  8. 12. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.
  9. 16. The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.
  10. 17. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another