Rocks

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Across
  1. 3. / Cementation often occurs directly after Earth’s materials are _______________________
  2. 5. / Igneous rocks with two distinct different crystal sizes is _________________________ texture
  3. 6. / Indicidating when the rock formed, past enviornments, matching rock of the same age found in different places
  4. 8. / A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is called ___________________ rock
  5. 12. / A __________________metamorphic rock forms when crystals Combine and form visible bands
  6. 14. / What type of sedimentary rocks is formed from weathered particles of rocks and minerals.
  7. 16. / All of the energy that drives Earth’s rock cycle comes form ___
  8. 17. / When a large mass of magma solidifies far below Earth’s surface, they form igneous rocks that have ________________________ texture
  9. 19. / Metamorphic rocks that consist of only one mineral that forms large interlocking crystals often have a _____________________ texture
  10. 23. / Rocks are classified by how they are ___________________
  11. 24. / What agent of metamorphism causes composition of rock to change?
  12. 25. / What the 3 types of rocks?
  13. 26. / Where do most metamorphic processes take place:
  14. 27. / A fine-grained igneous rocks forms ?
  15. 28. rocks result from what 2 processes?
  16. 29. / What are the 3 agents of metamorphism?
  17. 30. / What type of rocks are formed by processes powered by the sun?
Down
  1. 1. / Most rocks are made of a __________________ of minerals
  2. 2. / Name the process that form sedimentary rocks?
  3. 4. / Weathering causes rocks to break down and make ______________________
  4. 7. / Peridotite, which is composed mostly entirely of dark silicate minerals and is believed to make up much of Earth’s upper mantle, has a composition that is ________________________
  5. 9. / is a rock that forms as a result of _compaction and cementation____________________________
  6. 10. / Ripple marks indicate what type of environment ____________________________
  7. 11. / Coal is a rock even though it consists of __________________ material
  8. 13. / Rocks that form from cooling lava is _________________________ igneous rock
  9. 15. / Fossils are found only in ___________________rocks
  10. 18. / What is large-scale folding of rocks during the process of mountain building is a characteristic of ______________________ metamorphism
  11. 20. These are the ______________ steps: melting / cooling, rocks broken down into smaller pieces, heat and pressure
  12. 21. / A metamorphic rock is classified by what 2 features?
  13. 22. / Intrusive igneous rocks form when _____________hardens and cools beneath Earth’s surface
  14. 30. / Igneous rocks form from __________________________