Rocks, Weathering & Erosion
Across
- 2. A Type of weathering that involves plants and animals effect on the landscape and rocks.
- 4. When materials are deposited into a new spot
- 6. The part of the earths crust is thickest here
- 7. The process of moving broken down rock by wind, water and gravity
- 12. Igneous rocks that cool more quickly above the earths crust
- 14. Occurs when water enters small cracks in rocks. The water then freezes and expands, and then ice thaws. This creates pressure and force on surrounding rock, causing cracks.
- 15. A type of weathering that involves chemicals in the air reacting with chemicals in rocks
- 16. Solid ball of Iron and Nickle
- 18. A type of weathering that is caused by non-living things
- 19. Molten Liquid ball of Iron and Nickle
- 20. The thinner part of the earths crust
- 22. The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- 23. The section of the earth that makes up approximately 84% of the earths volume
- 24. The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
Down
- 1. A piece of rock broken off another rock
- 3. Once magma is on the earths surface, it is known as this
- 5. These types of rocks are formed from the cooling of magma or lava
- 8. Igneous rocks that form slowly beneath the earths crust
- 9. Formed from High Pressure and/or Heat
- 10. Type of Rocks formed from sediments
- 11. These cover approximately 70% of the earths crust
- 13. A form of Sedimentary rock formed from Sand
- 17. A model that describes the formation, breakdown and reformation of a rock as a results of sedimentary, Igenous and metamorphic processes
- 21. Thin, top-layer of earth
- 23. red-hot molten rock under the surface of the earth