Across
- 1. the formation of crystals
- 2. a natural process in which material is worn away from the surface of the earth
- 4. a rock made up of other older rocks
- 5. a green coloured gem
- 6. a large mass of intrusive rocks that have solidified deep within the earth
- 7. metamorphism produced by mechanical forces
- 15. molten rock that spills onto the earth through a volcano
- 16. an igneous rock that sticks out from the earth
- 19. a brownish black coal
- 20. a fine grained mineral with a soapy feel
- 21. a rock altered by pressure or heat
- 22. an igneous rock within the earths crust
- 23. the outer layer of the earth
Down
- 1. when rocks are exposed to chemical decomposition and physical disintegration
- 3. a common sedimentary rock
- 8. the center of the earth under the mantle
- 9. a physical process where rocks are changed due to the weather
- 10. the layer between the earth's crust and the earth's core
- 11. one of the 3 main rocks. Produces limestone, chalk and shale
- 12. a vent in the earth that produces lava
- 13. a hard volcanic glass
- 14. a clastic sedimentary rock made up of mainly sand
- 17. one of the main rocks formed beneath the earth's surface or at its surface
- 18. hot molten rock inside the earths crust
