Across
- 2. the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
- 7. rock texture characterized by large, well-formed crystals surrounded by finer-grained crystals of the same or different mineral
- 8. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
- 10. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
- 11. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
- 13. Sedimentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together.
- 14. rock A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
- 15. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
- 18. Rock a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Down
- 1. Rock that forms when magma cools above the surface of Earth
- 3. A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
- 4. Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals precipitate from a solution or settle from a suspension.
- 5. Loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of shell that have been moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity
- 6. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
- 9. rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface
- 11. describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is generally dark in color
- 12. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.
- 16. The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.
- 17. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another