Across
- 3. These rocks from when molten rock cools and solidifies
- 5. The metamorphic process in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands called ____
- 6. This rock occurs mainly at or near the surface of the Earth.
- 9. Gneiss is a foliated rock that forms from ____
- 11. The ____ and organic matter a rock contains determine the composition
- 13. This is an extrusive rock that cools so rapidly ghat no crystals form
- 15. ____ sedimentary rock forms when sediments are buried, compacted and cemented together by quartz
- 20. This is one type of sedimentary rock
Down
- 1. Metamorphic rocks that do not have mineral ____ that are aligned are called nonfoliated
- 2. This is a metamorphic rock with foliated texture
- 4. Ingenous rock that forms when lava erupts onto earth's surface
- 7. ____sedimentary rocks form when water, usually seawater, evaporates.
- 8. The ____ process in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands
- 10. This is another name that Obsidian can be called
- 12. This is a combination of one or more minerals or organic matter
- 14. This is when magma pushes into the Earth's surface and cools. The rock that forms is called ____
- 16. The ____ of a rock is made up of size, shape and positions of grains
- 17. Limestone rock is mostly made up of the mineral ____
- 18. Scientist divide rocks into 3 classes depending on how they ____
- 19. This is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock
