Rocks and Caves

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Across
  1. 1. igneous rocks that are formed when magma cools
  2. 6. when sediment settles out or is deposited
  3. 7. scientist who studies caves
  4. 10. when layers of sediment are crushed and squish together
  5. 11. the look and feel of a rock based on the size and shape of the crystals
  6. 16. "loves caves" are able to leave but can stay in caves
  7. 19. small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
  8. 20. cave formations
  9. 21. prefix having to do with caves
  10. 23. wind carved caves usually in deserts
  11. 24. rocks that form when magma or lava cool
  12. 25. rocks that form when rock particles, animal and plant remains cement together
Down
  1. 2. movement of sediment by water, wind, or ice
  2. 3. rocks that form when other rocks go through heat and pressure over time
  3. 4. grains are arranged in parallel bands
  4. 5. most common and complex, mostly limestone
  5. 8. grains are arranged randomly, not in bands
  6. 9. "cave dwellers" unable to leave caves
  7. 12. form by wave action
  8. 13. form between fallen boulders
  9. 14. form near the snouts of glaciers
  10. 15. form at the same time as the surrounding rock
  11. 17. "cave guests" can live in caves but most leave
  12. 18. when crushed sediment is cemented or glued together
  13. 22. igneous rocks that are formed when lava cools