Rocks, Soils, and Minerals Crossword

unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock
the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans
naturally occurring, inorganic solids that have a defined chemical composition
a type of rock that formed from other rocks (slate, gneiss, marble)
a type of rock that formed from the cooling of magma (granite, basalt, pumice)
a type of rock formed from sediment deposits (limestone, sandstone, shale)
a substance that consists of very small grains of rock
a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter
an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired