Rock Transformations Glossary

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Across
  1. 3. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  2. 9. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  3. 10. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. 11. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  5. 12. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
Down
  1. 1. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
  2. 2. the process of sediment being glued together
  3. 4. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  4. 5. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
  5. 6. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
  6. 7. one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
  7. 8. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion