rock cycle Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 11 clues. Answers range from 5 to 11 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
The moving of pieces of broken rock by wind, rain, flood, etc.
When pieces (fragments) of rock are laid down in a new place.
The type of rock created by volcanoes
The type of rock that forms when pieces (sediments) of rock are pressed down and " cement " together.
Rocks that are formed through heat and pressure over a long period of time
The process that involves the pressure of upper rock layers pushing down (compacting) the lower layers.
This event appears to have formed fossils found in sedimentary rock.
Rocks may be coarse (rough) or ___________
Igneous rock was once __________ inside the earth.
Rock probably goes through stages of changing to a different kind of rock over time. This is called the rock __________.
