Unit E Section 2 & 4
Across
- 2. a trace of once-living things preserved in rocks
- 3. rock that forms under intense heat and pressure
- 6. ____________ prospecting using instruments to detect mineral deposits
- 8. molten rock under the surface of the earth
- 11. the substances that make up rock
- 13. when a mineral breaks into a smooth surface
- 14. rock that forms from layers of sediment
- 15. made up of minerals
- 16. layers of sedimentary rock
- 17. era with the dinosaurs
- 20. igneous rock that forms under the surface of the earth
- 21. rock that forms from cooled lava or magma
Down
- 1. ____________ prospecting using chemical analysis of samples to detect minerals present
- 4. era where the earth formed and live began
- 5. era with the first reptiles, insects, land plants, and fish with jaws
- 7. a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
- 9. when a mineral breaks with rough uneven surface
- 10. molten rock on the surface of the earth
- 12. era with humans and grasses
- 16. the colour of the powder that is left behind when its rubbed against a surface
- 18. igneous rock that forms on the surface of the earth
- 19. the way the surface of a mineral reflects light