Earths Systems and Resources Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 17 clues. Answers range from 3 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Breaking down of rocks by physical means
Breaking down of rocks and minerals into new substance
Weathering does this
Deposition does this
Erosion does this
Rock that forms from great heat and pressure
Rock that forms from cooled molten rock (magma or lava)
Rock formed from compaction and/or cementation
Two ways a mineral can break
Mineral mined for profit
Softest mineral
Hardest mineral
Black liquid that forms under the ocean
Oil, Coal, Natural Gas
Where one lithospheric plate moves down into the mantle
Two tectonic plates move away from each other
Scale to see the hardness of a mineral
