This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 25 clues. Answers range from 6 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
transition with three main rock types
Appears from living matter
igneous rocks that form beneath earth's surface
rocks that are formed by crystallization
process where rocks are either chemically or physically changed
rocks that are pressed or cemented together
fine grained sediments reduced in size
rocks are changed by adding heat or extreme pressure
crystals are pressed flat to give rock layers
water solutions that have other minerals and re-crystallize
all land
lithosphere is divided which move and change constantly
plates grind past each other
happens in subduction zone
happens when two plates move apart
opening of the volcano
hot materials that flow from a volcano
smaller earthquakes that happen after a large even
small earthquakes that happen before a large event
happens by two plate boundaries
deepest point on earth and ocean
large pieces of rock that breaks off of it's " parent rock"
transportation of rock into one or more compounds
transportation of materials by wind water or ice
intense amount of pressure and change in temperature