Rock Cycle Review
Across
- 6. repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks
- 11. exerted by surrounding solids including that caused by the weight of the overlying material
- 13. Formed when magma penetrates existing rock
- 15. the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock
- 17. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
- 18. high grade metamorphic rock
- 19. Hot liquid coming out of volcano
- 21. composed primarily of carbonate minerals
- 24. the diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks
- 27. organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen
- 28. a type of metamorphism where rock minerals and texture are changed, mainly by heat, due to contact with magma
- 31. a type of rock composed of clasts or fragments of preexisting rocks and sediments
Down
- 1. rocks that do not have a platy or sheet-like structure
- 2. the processes by which the sediment is moved along
- 3. when rocks or particles of soil or silt are carried from one location and placed in another, usually by moving water or wind
- 4. When magma from inside the Earth flows onto the surface as lava or explodes
- 5. a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock
- 7. a type of sedimentary rock that is composed of large, rounded rock fragments contained within a smaller, fine-grained matrix of sediments
- 8. a rock formed from angular gravel and boulder-sized clasts cemented together in a matrix
- 9. the process where rocks are broken down by natural forces such as wind or water
- 10. any large igneous body that has congealed from magma underground
- 12. A type of metamorphism in which the mineralogy and texture of rocks are changed over a wide area
- 14. silicate mineral or igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron
- 16. Hot liquid in the earth
- 20. layered crystalline sedimentary rocks that form from brines
- 21. a type of rock that begins as sediments, which are then cemented together through natural processes
- 22. containing large quantities of organic molecules
- 23. a fluid's resistance to flowing
- 25. Hot temperature
- 26. medium silica composition, equally rich in felsic minerals (feldspar) and mafic minerals (amphibole, biotite, pyroxene)
- 29. a group of sedimentary rocks that consist largely or almost entirely of silicon dioxide
- 30. a group of light-colored minerals including feldspar, feldspathoids, quartz, and muscovite