Across
- 2. igneous rock that forms when magma cools underground
- 3. cycle the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
- 6. a large mass of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land
- 11. igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts
- 12. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure
- 13. a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or other space object by the impact of a meteorite
- 14. the laying down or settling of eroded material
- 15. the moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another
- 16. rapid, downhill movement of soil
- 17. a naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other material
Down
- 1. a process in which the weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids
- 4. the process by which atoms form solid with an orderly, repeating patter
- 5. a process in which minerals dissolve in water crystallize between sediment grains
- 7. the process through which sediment turns into rock
- 8. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water
- 9. the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth's surface over time
- 10. An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
