Across
- 2. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
- 5. accumulation of decomposed and disintegrated plant remains
- 6. mass of a unit volume of a material substance
- 10. testable statement between two or more variables
- 13. perennial accumulation of crystalline ice
- 15. solidified from lava or magma
- 18. a joint that divides the rock into two or more pieces
- 19. any characteristics that can take on different values
- 20. molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface
- 21. brings together intellectually diverse researchers
- 26. forms when magma is trapped
- 27. hot fluid within the earth's crust
- 28. icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cav
- 29. minerals to split along crystallographic planes
Down
- 1. a way for heat to move
- 3. laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
- 4. the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation
- 7. earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces
- 8. landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes
- 9. formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water
- 11. color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder
- 12. an element that remains unchanged
- 14. rocks consisting of thin layers that can be separated
- 16. process of mineral assemblage and texture variation
- 17. science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance
- 22. formed from pre-existing rocks
- 23. natural opening in the earth
- 24. rocks are composed of broken pieces of older rocks
- 25. appearance of a mineral surface in terms of its light-reflective qualities