E&S-U2-C3-Ch. 6-Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 4. the process in which the volume & porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlying sediments as a result of burial beneath other sediments
- 5. describes magma or igneous rock that's rich in feldspars & silica & that is generally light in color
- 6. a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature & pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces
- 7. rock that forms from the cooling & solidification of lava at Earth's surface
- 8. the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from 1 type to another, is destroyed, & forms again by geological processes
- 11. the metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands
- 12. the process in which 1 type of rock changes into metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or changes in temperature & pressure
- 14. the simplified pattern that illustrates the order in which minerals crystallize from cooling magma according to their chemical composition & melting point
- 17. the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains & bind sediments together to form rock
Down
- 1. sedimentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together
- 2. rock formed from the cooling & solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface
- 3. a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma
- 9. sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of plants or animals
- 10. rock that forms when magma cools & solidifies
- 13. describes magma or igneous rock that's rich in magnesium & iron & that's generally dark in color
- 15. sedimentary rock that forms when minerals precipitate from a solution or settle from a suspension
- 16. the metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands