Unit 6: Rocks/Minerals Crossword

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces as determined by its structure
Measures the resistance which a smooth surface offers to scatching
The color of the powder produced when it is dragged across a surface
The way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock or mineral
The interactions between Earth's water, air, land, and living things that cause rocks to change from one type to another
Metamorphism due to contact with or proximity to an igneous intrusion
Metamorphism affecting rocks over an extensive area as a result of the large-scale action of heat and pressure
Rocks formed by the crystallization of molten magma or lava
Igneous and sedimentary rocks that change at elevated temperatures and pressures deep within the Earth or during mountain building
Rocks composed of weathered bits of other rocks and minerals
A piece of a pure solid substance having a natural form with symmetrical faces
A naturally occurring chemical compound
Igneous rocks formed when lava hardens above the Earth's surface
Process that nvolves the weathering and the removal of rock
Igneous rocks formed when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface
has a banded or layered appearance
to change form
the ratio of an object's mass to its volume
glow under some conditions
Coarse-grained, fine grained and glassy are examples of________.
what minerals the rock is made up of
state of matter characterized by particles arranged such that their shape and volume are relatively stable
rock consisting of angular fragments cemented together.
soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs
a system of subparallel wavy ridges and furrows left on sand or mud by the action of water or wind, and sometimes fossilized
sedimentary structures formed as muddy sediment dries and contracts. Crack formation also occurs in clayey soils as a result of a reduction in water content.
preserved remains of a prehistoric organism or is slang for someone or something that is old and outdated
soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs
fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of consolidated silt
a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities
not consisting of or deriving from living matter