Geology Crossword

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Across
  1. 2. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
  2. 3. scientist who studies minerals
  3. 4. The amount of mass in a mineral
  4. 8. A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
  5. 10. organic molecule derived from organisms that can help aid/enhance minerals as well
  6. 12. How a mineral breaks
  7. 14. Water being pushed out of the spaces between the sediments
  8. 15. Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
  9. 16. A rock that forms due to the cooling of magma or lava
  10. 19. The grains of a mineral left behind
  11. 21. A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
  12. 22. How a mineral will look visibly (red, blue, green, etc.)
  13. 23. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  14. 25. method of mining used to recover deep mineral deposits by creating tunnels and bringing the ores out
Down
  1. 1. Minerals solidyfing and holding pieces of rock together
  2. 5. The study of Earth's history, composition, structure, and all the processes that occur
  3. 6. The study of minerals (composition, formation, uses, etc)
  4. 7. The shine of a mineral
  5. 9. How easily a mineral can be scratched
  6. 11. any item used as jewelry/ornament when cut and polished
  7. 13. the process of looking for minerals, metals, and precious stones in river sediments
  8. 17. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  9. 18. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
  10. 20. How much light can pass through the mineral
  11. 24. The extraction of mineral and energy resources near Earth's surface