Rocks, Minerals, and Soil

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Across
  1. 2. Is a mixture of rock particles, air, water, and decomposing matter.
  2. 6. Rocks are made of one or more ___________. Pg.164)
  3. 7. Rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or both.
  4. 11. Type of rocks formed from particles in the environment that settle to form layers.
  5. 12. __________ such as rain can change rocks into bits of rocks.(pg.162)
  6. 13. heat and __________ change the rock
  7. 14. Rocks formed from molten rock, or magma.
  8. 16. Scientists ___________ to provide evidence that supports scientific ideas.
  9. 17. Over millions of years rocks continually _________ from one type to another type of rock.(pg.162)
  10. 18. Magma heats up below or __________ Earth's crust.
Down
  1. 1. Sedimentary rocks include sandstone, limestone, and _______________.
  2. 3. A _________ luster looks like polished metal.
  3. 4. Features of rocks. They are often sorted by these.
  4. 5. Is how a minerals surface reflects light.
  5. 8. How can you classify ____________? (pg.159)
  6. 9. Pours quickly through sandy soil and less quickly through clay soil.
  7. 10. An element found in the glass of cell phones, which is a mineral found in rocks. (pg. 158)
  8. 15. Gray or white _____________ is made from bones and shells of sea creatures.
  9. 17. Electrical _________ inside cell phones may have silicon, platinum, palladium, niobium, gold, arsenic, aluminum, zinc, and copper.(pg.158)