Across
- 1. The process where dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment particles together
- 6. Rock formed via intense heat and pressure altering existing rock without melting
- 7. Molten rock on the Earth's surface that cools to form extrusive igneous rock
- 8. A form of precipitation driven by chemical reactions that accelerates chemical weathering
- 10. The stage of sedimentary rock formation where transported sediments are dropped or settle
- 13. The movement and relocation of sediments across landscapes by agents of transport
Down
- 1. Type of weathering that alters the mineral composition via chemical reactions
- 2. The primary agent of transport that picks up, transports, sorts, and deposits sediments
- 3. Mechanical weathering driven by water density changes during freeze-thaw cycles
- 4. Type of weathering that causes physical disintegration without changing chemical composition
- 5. Rock formed via weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
- 6. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that cools to form intrusive igneous rock
- 9. The process of pressing sediments together tightly under the weight of overlying layers
- 11. Rock formed via the cooling and crystallization of magma or lava
- 12. The mechanical disintegration or chemical alteration of mineral composition