S.B. - Geosphere (middle school earth and space science)

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Across
  1. 3. Molten rock beneath the surface
  2. 5. Process by which sediment is compacted and cemented to form sedimentary rock
  3. 11. Process of sediment being transported from one place to another, such as clay carried away by a river
  4. 12. Type of rock that forms when magma cools and hardens
  5. 13. Molten rock above the surface
  6. 14. Process of rock being broken down into smaller pieces by forces like wind or rain
Down
  1. 1. ____ plates are the pieces of Earth's crust that float on top of the mantle
  2. 2. Another name for a crack in the crust
  3. 4. Type of rock formed when existing rock undergoes a transformation due to high heat and pressure
  4. 6. Type of plate boundary at which mountains are formed
  5. 7. Traces of prehistoric life preserved in rock
  6. 8. Layers of sedimentary rock
  7. 9. Type of plate boundary where the two plates are moving away from one another
  8. 10. Matter that weathering and erosion produce