Rock Cycle Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 17 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Description

inorganic solid material found in nature that always has the same chemical makeup atoms arranged in an orderly pattern and properties such as cleavage and fracture
any naturally preserved evidence of life
rock that forms from the coolng of magma
igneous rock that forms when lava cools and solidifies on earth's surface
the type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies beneath Earth's surface. Ex. granite and gabbro
rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together. Ex. limestone and slate
sedimentary rock made of grains of minerals or other rocks that have moved and have been deposited in layers by water, ice, wind, or gravity
sedimentary rock that forms when solutions of mineral and water
a sedimentary rock formed from the accumulation of organism, debris such as leaves, roots, and other plant materials
rock that forms when the texture and composition of preexisting rock changes due to heat or pressure
metamorphic rock that contains mineral grains that are aligned by pressure
metamorphic rock where the texture of mineral grains show no alignment ex. gneiss and slate
the process by which one rock type turns into another
the make up of a rock or the overall shape of a rock
long cracks in the earth's surface that lava sometimes erupts our of
magma that flows on earth's surface
the hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts

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