Rock Cycle

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Across
  1. 4. The alignment of minerals in metamorphic rock into layers or bands.
  2. 5. Molten rock found beneath the Earth’s surface.
  3. 6. Igneous rocks that are light-colored and rich in silica.
  4. 7. Sedimentary rocks that contain carbonate minerals, like limestone.
  5. 8. Sedimentary rocks formed from dissolved minerals precipitating from water.
  6. 14. Igneous rocks that are dark-colored and rich in magnesium and iron.
  7. 16. Sedimentary rock containing organic material that can be turned into oil.
  8. 18. A fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin layers.
  9. 19. A body of intrusive igneous rock formed beneath the surface.
  10. 20. Igneous rock that forms when lava cools quickly at the surface.
  11. 22. Igneous rock with a composition between mafic and felsic.
  12. 27. The movement of sediments from one place to another.
  13. 28. Metamorphism over large areas caused by pressure and heat.
  14. 29. The process that turns sediments into solid rock
  15. 30. Metamorphism caused by heat from nearby magma.
  16. 31. Magma that has reached Earth’s surface.
  17. 32. Type of igneous rock that forms from magma cooling slowly below the surface.
Down
  1. 1. Energy that contributes to the metamorphism of rocks.
  2. 2. A measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow, often used to describe magma.
  3. 3. Sedimentary rocks formed from minerals left behind after water evaporates.
  4. 9. A clastic sedimentary rock with rounded rock fragments
  5. 10. A clastic sedimentary rock with angular fragments
  6. 11. A term referring to the origin or formation of rocks.
  7. 12. A force applied to rocks that can cause them to change form.
  8. 13. Sedimentary rocks made from fragments of other rocks.
  9. 15. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice.
  10. 17. The process of sediments being laid down in new locations.
  11. 21. Sedimentary rocks formed from the remains of living things.
  12. 23. The process of rocks being broken down and carried away.
  13. 24. Metamorphic rocks without a layered or banded appearance.
  14. 25. The size of particles in a rock, used to classify texture.
  15. 26. A mineral made of silicon and oxygen, common in igneous rocks.