Unit 6 Earth Materials Crossword

the somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located
process of binding and hardening sediments into hard rock
process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments
structural layers of Earth defined by the materials from which they are made
the central region of the Earth; primarily made of nickel and iron
a type of rock formed when crystallized through melting and cooling rock
the solid and rigid outer layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle; positioned between the atmosphere and the asthenosphere
the region inside the Earth between the core and the crust
structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act
the region of the mantle beneath the lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above the outer core
a type of rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are put under intense heat and / or pressure in the Earth’s crust
the quality of being easily shaped or molded
the continual process by which rocks can be changed into different types of rock
a type of rock formed through the accumulation, compaction, and cementation of sediment
the deposition of solid material from being suspended in a fluid (water)
having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid; exceptionally thick substance