The Rock Cycle Crossword

The breaking down of Earth’s materials by natural processes
Weathered rock and soil particles are moved from place to place by water, wind, or ice
Weathered sediments are laid down in a new location helping create new landforms or rocks
Caused by heat and pressure around the rock to form magma
Magma or lava cools and hardens
Through heat and pressure, the rock’s atoms and crystals are rearranged
Formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
Formed above ground from lava cooling and hardening
Formed below ground from magma cooling and hardening
Formed from sediments that are pressed or cemented together
States that layers and fossils on top are younger than lower layers
Rock changes due to intense heat and high pressure then recrystallizes
A type of igneous rock. Basalt is the most common rock type in the earth's crust and makes up most of the ocean floor.
The process that hardens magma and turns it into igneous rock. The cooling of magma can occur either underneath or on the earth's surface.
Imprints of leaves, shells, insects, or other items left in rock.
A type of metamorphic rock that usually has ribbonlike layers. Gneiss (pronounced "nice") can often be seen on mountainsides, where rocks formed below the surface have been pushed up by movements in the earth's crust.
Hot, molten rock found deep inside the earth.
The recurring series of events that rocks undergo, over time, that transforms them from one type to another.
A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a continental plate
An opening in the earth's surface that allows hot magma, ash, and gases to escape from deep below the surface. When magma reaches the surface through a volcano, it is called lava. When lava cools, it forms extrusive igneous rock.