This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 15 clues. Answers range from 7 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces?
What is the breaking down of rocks by physical means?
What is the chemical breakdown of rock and minerals into new substances?
Rock formed from cool, harden magma/lava
Rock that is formed when rocks are changed into different kinds of rock by heat and/or pressure
Rock that forms from the compaction and/or cementation of rock pieces, mineral grains, or shell fragments
Type of boundary that the plates move away from each other?
Type of boundary that the plates move torwards each other
Type of boundary that the plates overlap each other?
When a mineral cannot be replaced when they are used up
When the mineral can be replaced when they are all used up
What s the process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another?
What occurs when the agents (wind or water) of erosion lay down sediment?
What pulls everything toward the center of Earth causing rock and other materials to move downhill?
What can be classified and identified using their physical and chemical properties?