Across
- 4. dense, dark-colored igneous rock formed from magma;rich in magnesium and iron and poor in silica.
- 6. A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
- 9. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
- 11. a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- 12. mass/volume
- 13. the way a mineral reflects light from its surface
- 14. magma that reaches Earth's surface
- 16. the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces
- 17. crystal added to a supersaturated solution to help it recrystallize
- 18. the amount of space an object takes up
Down
- 1. molten rock in the earth's crust
- 2. saturated ,a solution containing more solute than can theoretically dissolve at a given temperature
- 3. liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
- 5. a rock formed by the solidification of a substance
- 7. these types of igneous rocks are formed as lava cools on the surface of Earth
- 8. the dissolved substance in a solution
- 9. marking of a different color or texture from the background
- 10. rocks that form from magma below the surface
- 15. rock formed from cooled magma or lava
- 16. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight