E&S-U2-C3-Ch. 6-Vocabulary Crossword

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