T2: Minerals and Rocks in the Geosphere Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  2. 7. a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure or chemical reactions
  3. 8. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  4. 9. a series of changes that happen over time and lead to an expected result
  5. 13. a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
  6. 14. to add force or act on in order to cause change
  7. 16. related to living organisms
  8. 17. core a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth
  9. 18. rock a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
  10. 19. a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
Down
  1. 1. a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
  2. 2. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and the core
  3. 4. information or data that is used to support a conclusion
  4. 5. a substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form
  5. 6. the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
  6. 10. a series of processes on the surface and inside the Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  7. 11. the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface
  8. 12. small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms; earth materials deposited by erosion
  9. 15. the place where something comes from