Unit 6

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Across
  1. 6. the way in which a whole or mixture is made up
  2. 9. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  3. 10. crust the outer, solid layer of the Earth that forms continents and continental shelves
  4. 12. a substance that forms below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed with cooling
  5. 13. core A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  6. 16. rock A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the Earth's surface
  7. 17. crust The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  8. 18. the scientific study of the Earth, including its structure
  9. 19. and the processes that shape it
  10. 20. molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface from volcanoes or fissures
Down
  1. 1. the process where solid particles separate from a liquid
  2. 2. Rock A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
  3. 3. When pressure compacts sediments and makes it cemented together
  4. 4. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  5. 5. The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil
  6. 7. core A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  7. 8. rock A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
  8. 11. Small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms earth materials deposited by erosion
  9. 14. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface
  10. 15. the process of breaking down rocks and minerals at the Earth's surface due to exposure to environmental factors like water, temperature, and biological activity
  11. 19. The pressure of a force that makes it dense