Across
- 1. Prefix meaning fire
- 7. a measure of the amount of heat energy
- 8. force exerted on matter through contact with other matter; affects melting and boiling points
- 10. Prefix meaning above
- 11. the mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
- 12. Cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that is divided into enormous pieces called tectonic plates; consists of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle
- 13. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates
- 14. A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a specific chemical formula and repeating three-dimensional structure
- 15. The mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change the chemical composition
- 17. formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed in both mineral composition and structural characteristics.
- 18. Prefix meaning Earth
Down
- 2. formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly and forms rocks with small crystals, while magma cools more slowly and forms rocks with larger crystals
- 3. Prefix meaning to sit
- 4. Prefix meaning under
- 5. heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids
- 6. Prefix meaning to change
- 9. forms when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together) and cemented (binding of the sediments)
- 16. The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another.