D. Montgomery Spectacular Science Revision Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. formed from magma hardening beneath Earth's surface
  2. 7. rocks have their grain arranged in parallel lines or bands\
  3. 8. ___________ is the process of wearing/scraping something away
  4. 10. layer in the mantle between the lithosphere and upper mantle
  5. 11. ________________ is a measure of how fast water enters the soil
  6. 13. a layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  7. 15. (two words) gases and acids that dissolve minerals
  8. 18. (two words) formed when materials dissolved in water come out of a solution and form a solid which sinks
  9. 19. as underlying rock layers are exposed, there is less pressure and they expand
  10. 20. many ______ are found in metamorphic rocks (ruby, sapphire, jade)
  11. 22. once magma reaches the surface it is called _________
  12. 23. (two words) ________________ __________ include texture, layers and shape
  13. 28. (two words) centre and hottest part of the earth
  14. 29. (two words) forms on or beneath Earth's surface when magma or lave crystallises
  15. 30. (two words) crystallisation of magma and lave OR crystalisation of minerals dissolved in water
  16. 34. when small rock particles are carried away and deposited is called _____________
Down
  1. 2. grains are arranged randomly and are even in colour
  2. 3. (two words) the only liquid layer
  3. 4. (two words) plants send out roots systems and as they grow, they force the rock apart
  4. 5. (two words) formed from weathered rock sediments
  5. 6. (two words) processes that break a rock or mineral into smaller pieces
  6. 7. (two words) cracking of rock by the expansion of water as it freezes
  7. 9. dissolved minerals crystallise and ________ sediments together
  8. 12. physical and chemical processes at or near the Earth's surface
  9. 14. a layer made of semi-molten rock
  10. 16. _____________ rocks are formed from lava on Earth's surface
  11. 17. (two words) formed when dead plant matter and animal debris cements together
  12. 21. (two words) heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface can turn any rock into _____________
  13. 24. frozen rivers of ice that move slowly and scrape away rock
  14. 25. (three words) water, wind, ice, gravity
  15. 26. small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
  16. 27. _________ can give clues to mineral composition
  17. 31. the romoval of small rock particles by water wind and ice
  18. 32. molten rock below the Earth's surface
  19. 33. the outermost layer