Rocks

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Across
  1. 3. The process in which sediments are dropped or settle in a new location.
  2. 6. The process in which layers of sediment are pressed together by the weight of material above them.
  3. 8. Melted rock located beneath Earth's surface.
  4. 10. Small pieces of rock, minerals, or organic material.
  5. 11. Melted rock that reaches Earth's surface.
  6. 12. The continuous process through which rocks change from one type into another.
Down
  1. 1. The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by physical or chemical processes.
  2. 2. A naturally occurring solid made of one or more minerals
  3. 4. Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens.
  4. 5. Rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together or when minerals form from a solution
  5. 7. The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediments together.
  6. 9. Rock that has been changed by heat, pressure, or fluids without completely melting.