Across
- 2. molten rock that is located beneath the earths surface
- 3. igneous rock that forms when magma cools on the earths surface
- 8. a scientist who studies geology
- 9. a loose rock larger than 256 millimetres
- 10. a scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
- 14. a solid in which the particles are arranged in a pattern to make shapes with flat surfaces
- 15. the process of breaking up rocks into smaller finer pieces that sink to the bottom of rivers, lakes and seas
- 16. soft rock formed from layers of mud soil, very small weathered fragments of rock mixed with decaying plants or animal material
- 17. layers or bands in rocks
- 19. the thick layer of very hot, melted rock between the crust and the core of the earth
Down
- 1. molten rock that flows out into the earths surface
- 2. melted
- 4. sedimentary rock made of rounded pebbles held in together with a matrix
- 5. a scientist who studies the identification, properties and distribution of minerals
- 6. substances which cannot be broken down into other substances
- 7. the solid outermost part of the earth. The crust is all the land you see and the land on the ocean bottom
- 11. fine grained material surrounding larger grains in sedimentary rock
- 12. the movement of weathered rocks and soil
- 13. something that has lasted fro a living thing that died pond ago. They can be body parts, that have turned into stone or animal tracks
- 18. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock
