Rocks!!

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Across
  1. 1. molten rock that is located beneath the earths surface
  2. 3. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock
  3. 5. loose particles of rock or mineral that range in size from 0.0625 - 2.0 millimetre's in diameter
  4. 8. a combination of 2 or more minerals which have been joined either by heat, temperature, pressure, or chemical changes
  5. 9. the process of breaking up rocks into smaller fine pieces that sink to the bottom of rivers, lakes and seas
  6. 11. igneous rock that forms when magma cold on the earths surface
  7. 12. the process in which igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are changed over time
  8. 13. a scientist who studies the identification properties and distribution of minerals
Down
  1. 1. a scaled used to measure the hardness of a mineral
  2. 2. the breaking of rocks by water, snow, ice, wind, chemical;s, gravity or plant roots
  3. 4. igneous rock that forms when magma cools below the Earth's surface
  4. 6. rock formed from rock types that have weathered, cemented, and/or squeezed together
  5. 7. fine grained materials surrounding larger grains in a sedimentary rock
  6. 10. sedimentary rock made of rounded pebbles held in together with a matrix
  7. 13. melted