Rocks and Minerals

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Across
  1. 3. rock formed from when melted rock cool
  2. 6. melted rock located below earths surface
  3. 7. dropping of sediments by ice or wind
  4. 9. made of two or more elements chemically bonded
  5. 11. ability of a mineral to resist scracthing
  6. 13. rock formed from other rock by pressure inside the earth
  7. 16. naturally occurring solid material made of one or more mineral
  8. 17. manner in which a mineral breaks unevenly
  9. 19. tendency of a mineral to split forming smooth, flat surfaces
Down
  1. 1. way a mineral reflects light
  2. 2. process by which rocks are broken down into small pieces
  3. 3. mineral in nature
  4. 4. biological in nature
  5. 5. naturally formed, inorganic solid made of the same elements
  6. 8. rocks formed from sediments that are compacted together
  7. 10. small pieces of broken rock
  8. 12. color of mineral in powdered form
  9. 14. carrying away of weathered rock and soil
  10. 15. way to identify an object such as hardness and luster
  11. 18. melted rock that reaches earths surface