Geology
Across
- 2. rock formed when pre-existing rocks are exposed to intense heat and pressure
- 3. tendency of a mineral to split along flat surfaces
- 6. how each of the three major rock types form and break down
- 7. naturally occurring mass of one or more minerals
- 12. rock formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms through layering and compaction
- 14. when rocks are changed over a wide area by the forces of plate tectonics
- 15. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
- 16. repetitive layering in metamorphic rock
- 19. sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms
- 20. how easily a mineral is scratched
Down
- 1. when rocks are changed due to contact with an intrusion of magma
- 4. the way a mineral reflects light
- 5. when a mineral splits along rough edges
- 8. molten rock emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface
- 9. igneous rock that forms from magma under Earth’s surface
- 10. the color of a mineral in its powdered form
- 11. sedimentary rock composed of fragments of pre-existing rock that have been transported some distance from their points of origin
- 13. igneous rock formed from lava that was poured out or ejected at Earth's surface
- 17. rock formed from magma or lava
- 18. a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound