Rock Transformations Vocab
Across
- 3. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
- 5. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- 6. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 9. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
- 10. small pieces of rock
- 11. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
- 13. the process of sediment being glued together
Down
- 1. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
- 2. the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
- 4. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
- 7. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
- 8. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
- 12. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
- 14. the ability to make things move or change