Across
- 1. The rock type formed when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure, or to a hot, mineral-rich fluid.
- 4. Metamorphic rock that results in no distinct patterns or layers.
- 7. Rocks that are formed on or near the surface of the Earth.
- 9. The process of moving rock fragment from one location to another.
- 10. Fragments, sediment, or other material, or debris.
- 11. A broad term that indicates a change from one thing to another.
- 13. An igneous rock that forms when magma cools relatively slowly underground.
- 14. The process of breaking down existing rock.
- 15. Erosion when wind, water, or _____ move rock fragments from one location to another.
- 16. These are pieces of other rock.
Down
- 2. The type of rock formed from lava or magma.
- 3. The kind of igneous rock that forms from magma.
- 5. The process by which clay, sand, and other sediments are slowly compacted into rocks from the weight of overlying sediments.
- 6. Metamorphic rock that results in layers of minerals being formed.
- 8. The kind of igneous rock that forms from lava.
- 12. When igneous rock cools more slowly, larger ____ will form.
