This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 11 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
process when there is too much heat and pressure on a rock causing it to bend
rock that formed by weathering, erosion, deposition and cementation
inorganic solid that makes up rock
type of igneous rock
remains of plants and animals that once lived
rock that forms from extreme heat and pressure
small pieces of material
diagram that shows all the pathways of how each type of rock may be changed from one form to another
melted rock in the mantle
example of a metamorphic rock
rock that is formed from the melting and solidification
cracking or shifting in the layers of sedimentary rock
size, shape and pattern of rock grains
example of a sedimentary rock
where rock was formed