Shaping the Earth

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Across
  1. 5. The set of changes that turn one rock type into another
  2. 6. Any rock that has been changed by intense heat and pressure
  3. 8. The innermost layer of Earth, which is a solid mixture of iron and nickel at extreme pressures and temperatures.
  4. 9. The gluing together of sediment by new mineral crystals
  5. 10. The breakdown of rocks into small grains or soil through the action of chemicals, physical actions of biological factors
  6. 14. The thickest layer of Earth, between the core and the crust made of solid and partially melted rock
  7. 16. The remains or traces of an ancient organism (more than 10000 years old) preserved in rock
  8. 18. The rigid outer part of Earth, made of the crust and upper mantle which is divided into slow-moving tectonic plates.
  9. 20. A release of magma at the Earth's surface
  10. 21. Any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava
  11. 23. The squeezing of sediment by the weight of overlying layers
  12. 24. Hot liquid rock located above the Earth's surface
  13. 25. method to determine if one rock layer is older or younger than another layer
  14. 26. A section of the crust and upper mantle
  15. 27. A scientist who studies the Earth
Down
  1. 1. The layer of Earth that lies between the mantle and inner core which is a liquid mixture of iron and nickel
  2. 2. Any rock formed when sediment is compacted or cemented
  3. 3. A change of state from solid to liquid
  4. 4. Crust that lies beneath an ocean
  5. 7. The amount of force applied over a certain area
  6. 9. Crust that lies beneath a continent
  7. 11. outermost layer of Earth made of solid rock and is 5–70 km thick
  8. 12. The wearing away and removal of rock
  9. 13. Hot liquid rock located below the Earth's surface
  10. 15. Natural substances which are the building blocks of rocks.
  11. 17. Small rock fragments such as mud, sand or gravel which form when rock is exposed to weathering and erosion.
  12. 19. A change of state from liquid to solid
  13. 22. The original rock from which a metamorphic rock formed