Across
- 2. the type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
- 5. sediments that are pressed together under their own weight
- 6. the ability to do work or cause change
- 9. sedimentary rocks formed from sand
- 11. a series of processes on the surface and inside earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
- 14. metamorphic rock formed from heat and pressure
- 16. the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
- 17. the type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
- 18. The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil
- 20. a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crusts
Down
- 1. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
- 3. the primary source of energy for the rock cycle
- 4. the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume
- 7. liquid magma that reaches the surface
- 8. the force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
- 10. igneous rock that looks like cheese
- 12. the layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface
- 13. the look and feel of a rock
- 14. a naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition
- 15. the Molton mixture of rock
- 19. the transfer of energy bu electromagnetic waves