Geology Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Zone: A boundary where one tectonic plate dives beneath another.
  2. 8. A solid inorganic substance with a specific chemical formula and crystalline structure.
  3. 11. Rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure.
  4. 12. Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  5. 13. The process of loose sediment turning into solid rock through pressure and cementation.
  6. 14. The physical, chemical, or biological breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
Down
  1. 1. An arched, upward fold in rock layers.
  2. 3. Rock formed by the accumulation and consolidation of sediments.
  3. 4. The breakdown and removal of rock material by water, wind, or ice.
  4. 5. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere.
  5. 6. Minerals or rocks with no definite crystalline structure
  6. 7. A downward, bowl-shaped fold in rock layers
  7. 9. The study of rock layers (strata) and layering
  8. 10. A fracture in rock along which movement has occurred.
  9. 15. Cycle The continuous process by which rocks change from one type to another (e.g., magma to igneous to sedimentary).