Rock Cycle

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Across
  1. 6. Process where sediments are pressed tightly together.
  2. 7. Rock changed by heat and pressure inside Earth.
  3. 8. Process where minerals form crystals as magma or lava cools.
  4. 11. Preserved remains or traces of ancient life in rocks.
  5. 13. Natural solid made of one or more minerals.
  6. 14. Process that glues sediments together to form rock.
  7. 16. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  8. 17. Rock formed from cooled and hardened magma or lava.
Down
  1. 1. Small particles of rock, sand, or shells deposited by wind, water, or ice.
  2. 2. Bending, tilting, or breaking of rocks under stress.
  3. 3. The study of Earth, its rocks, and the processes that shape it.
  4. 4. Breaking down of rock at Earth’s surface by wind, water, or ice.
  5. 5. Process where sediments settle out of wind, water, or ice.
  6. 6. A repeating process that happens over and over.
  7. 9. Rock formed from compressed layers of sediments.
  8. 10. Molten rock that reaches Earth’s surface.
  9. 12. A natural solid with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
  10. 15. Movement of sediments by water, wind, or ice.