Rock Layers Crossword

a series of processes that occur on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another
when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystalize
describes the thin,flat layering found in most metamorphic rock
forms where remains of plants and animals are deposited in layers
a sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together
the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
the process that presses sediments together
the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
the process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
rock on Earth is constantly broken apart in the process of
small,solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
Igneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath the surface of Earth
igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface
forms when a rock is changed by heat or pressure, or by chemical
forms when small particles of rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
forms the cooling of magma or lava
the look and feel of a rock's surface
give the rock it's texture
a dark dense igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust
a usually light- colored igneous that is found in continental crust
any of the common minerals that make up most of the earths crust
a narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is different from the surrounding rock
a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
the processes by which atoms are arranged to form a material that has a crystal structure
a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals
how a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
a minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces
a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest
The color of a mineral's powder.
A term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface.
Materials that are not from living things.
The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid.
A naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.