Across
- 1. The breaking down of Earth’s materials by natural processes (water,wind,ice,
- 5. Rock changes due to intense heat and high pressure then recrystallizes.
- 6. Magma that erupts onto Earth’s surface.
- 7. States that layers and fossils on top are younger than lower layers
- 9. Formed below ground from magma cooling and hardening
- 10. Formed from sediments (rock fragments, mineral grains, animal or plant remains) that are pressed or cemented together.
- 13. Rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode.
- 14. Weathered sediments are laid down in a new location helping create new landforms or rocks.
- 16. Molten rock stored beneath Earth’s surface.
- 17. smaller pieces or sediments.
- 20. Weathered rock and soil particles are moved from place to place by water, wind, or ice
- 21. The color of a mineral’s powder.
Down
- 2. Formed above ground from lava cooling and hardening.
- 3. Formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- 4. The breaking of a mineral along a rough or irregular surface
- 8. The process by which atoms form a solid with an orderly,repeating pattern.
- 11. Caused by heat and pressure around the rock to form magma.
- 12. Intrusive rock is formed when magma penetrates existing rock, crystallizes, and solidifies underground to form intrusions
- 15. The way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface
- 18. A solid that is naturally occurring, inorganic, and has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition.
- 19. The breaking of a mineral along a smooth,flat surface.