The Rock Cycle Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 13 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
THE VARIOUS MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES THAT CAUSE EXPOSED ROCK TO DECOMPOSE.
MINERAL OR ORGANIC MATTER DEPOSITED BY WATER, AIR, OR ICE.
ROCK FORMED FROM THE DEPOSITION OF DISSOLVED MATERIALS, ROCK FRAGMENTS, OR THE REMAINS OF ORGANISMS.
THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH IS WORN AWAY BY THE ACTION OF WATER, GLACIERS, WINDS, WAVES, ETC.
IGNEOUS ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN MAGMA SLOWLY HARDENS BELOW THE EARTHS SURFACE.
ROCK CHANGED IN COMPOSITION OR TEXTURE BY HEAT AND PRESSURE.
THE STATE OF BEING DEPOSITED OR PRECIPITATED.
MOLTEN MATERIAL BENEATH OR WITHIN THE EARTHS CRUST, FROM WHICH IGNEOUS ROCK IS FORMED.
THE PROCESS BY WHICH UNCONSOLIDATE-D MATERIALS ARE CONVERTED INTO COHERENT SOLID ROCK, AS BY COMPACTION OR CEMENTATION.
THE MOLTEN, FLUID ROCK THAT ISSUES FROM A VOLCANO OR VOLCANIC VENTS.
IGNEOUS ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN MAGMA COOLS QUICKLY ON THE EARTHS SURFACE.
THE PORTION OF THE EARTHS SURFACE CONSISTING OF DISINTEGRATED ROCK AND HUMUS.
THE CONTINUOUS SET OF PROCESSES BY WHICH ROCK CAN CHANGE FROM ONE TYPE TO ANOTHER; A MODEL OF HOW THE FLOW OF ENERGY DRIVES THE CYCLING OF ROCK MATERIAL IN THE GEOSPHERE.
