Rock & Mineral Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. made up of one or more minerals
  2. 5. center part of the earth that is shaped like a round ball
  3. 6. the shine of a mineral or how it reflects light
  4. 7. color color left by a mineral when rubbed on another surface
  5. 8. melted rock that is underground
  6. 12. rocks that form from sand, shells, and other material being pushed together
  7. 16. cloudy, some light gets through
  8. 17. rocks from magma
Down
  1. 2. no light gets through
  2. 3. clear, can see through
  3. 4. rocks that have been changed because of heat and pressure
  4. 9. nonliving solid matter from the earth that has the same chemical makeup and crystal shape
  5. 10. outer layer of the earth
  6. 11. a person who studies rocks and minerals
  7. 13. melted rock that comes above ground
  8. 14. a mineral's resistance to scratching
  9. 15. middle layer of the earth