Sedimentary Rock Puzzle

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  1. 3. Sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposited in thick layers.
  2. 5. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it.
  3. 7. A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
  4. 9. Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
  5. 11. A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
  6. 12. The destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock.
  7. 13. Term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands.
  8. 14. A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
  9. 17. Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution.
  10. 20. The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted.
  11. 22. Sedimentary that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure.
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  1. 1. The look and feel of a rock's surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains.
  2. 2. One of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust.
  3. 4. A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
  4. 6. Igneous rock that forms from lava on the Earth's surface.
  5. 8. A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
  6. 10. A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental.
  7. 15. A solid mixture of minerals and other materials.
  8. 16. The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight.
  9. 18. The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.
  10. 19. The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture.
  11. 21. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another.