Geology Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
rocks are broken dow physically into smaller pieces
transformation of rock into one or more new compounds
water freezes and expands into rock cracks
the layer of rock and mineral fragments which cover the earths surface
rock changing shape
travel through earths interior - pwaves-swaves
ocean plats move apart at mid ocean ridges
destroyed at trenches
cone shaped, usually small, and formed of lava fragments and ash
wide, only slightly doomed, and made from very fluid lava
large cone shaped volcanoes made from alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material
hot mud flows can be triggered by eruptions and are deadly
is preserved in iron particles in rocks as they cool and harden at the rift
pollutant in oceans that is often mistaken for food and eaten by fish
large circular ocean current
