Basic Geology Crossword

4. Molten rock when beneath the earth.
5. A person who studies fossils and ancient life.
7. A word meaning created on the Earth’s surface.
8. A sedimentary rock with large clasts.
10. A highly metamorphosed and foliated rock.
14. A metamorphic rock formed from limestone, and often used to carve statues.
15. Molten rock that has cooled on the Earth’s surface.
18. A person who studies rocks, minerals and rock formations.
19. A sedimentary rock made up of sand sized particles.
21. A naturally occurring substance made up of crystalline molecules.
23. A sedimentary rock often made from the remains of marine organisms.
24. When weathered rock fragments are carried away by water, wind or ice.

1. An extrusive felsic rock.
2. An extrusive mafic rock.
3. A metamorphic rock formed from sandstone, and common in Alice Springs.
6. A surface feature that consists of an exit point for molten lava.
9. A rock caused by reheating and pressure on a pre-existing rock.
11. A rock produced by the compaction and cementation of broken rock fragments.
12. A rock produced by the cooling of molten magma or lava.
13. The process of rock being broken down by environmental forces.
16. A word meaning created within the Earth.
17. The remains in rock of pre-existing plants and animals.
20. An intrusive felsic rock.
22. Metamorphic rocks are normally formed by extreme heat and this.