Rocks Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The process by which sediment is laid down in a new location
  2. 6. Molten rock that has reached Earth's surface
  3. 8. Rock that forms when lava cools on Earth's surface
  4. 11. The preserved remains from an organism that lived in the past
  5. 13. The process by which natural forces wear down the rock on the Earth's surface
  6. 14. The process by which sediment is picked up and moved from one place to another
  7. 15. The process that presses sediments together
  8. 16. The process by which dissolved minerals glue sediments together
  9. 18. A naturally formed solid that is usually made of one or more minerals
  10. 19. Molten rock that is below Earth's surface
  11. 21. A series of processes that slowly change rocks from one type to another
Down
  1. 1. Metamorphic rocks that don't have minerals arranged in parallel layers or bands
  2. 3. A type of rock that forms when sediments are pressed and glued together
  3. 4. Rock that forms when magma cools beneath Earth's surface
  4. 5. Process in which bonds between atoms in minerals break and reform in new ways during metamorphism
  5. 7. A type of rock that forms under extreme heat and/or pressure
  6. 9. Metamorphic rocks that have minerals arranged in parallel layers or bands
  7. 10. Original type of rock that forms metamorphic rock
  8. 12. A type of rock that forms when molten rock cools and becomes a solid
  9. 17. Process in which one rock changes to a metamorphic rock
  10. 20. Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things