Rocks and Minerals Unit Crossword

A mineral must be_____________.
The _______________ is a series of processes that change rocks from one kind to another.
A mineral is always a ______________.
_________________ are metamorphic rocks with their grains scattered at random.
When magma cools closer to the surface, it cools faster. The crystals that form are________
_________ is made of the remains of plants and animals.
The sofest mineral is __________.
When magma cools deep under Earth's surface, it cools very slowly. The crystals that form are very __________.
THe hardest mineral is the ________________.
There are almost ___________ known minerals.
_________ means alive or once living.
____________ is when the moving water, wind, or ice slows down, it drops the sediment.
___________ is when it squeezes the sediment together.
The __________ of a mineral is the color of its powder.
The repeating pattern forms a solid called a _______________.
________ is the crystals that "glue" the sediment particles together.
When a mineral split easily into flat pieces they have a property called ____________.
_____________ is the particles that make up sedimentary rock.
_____________ are mixtures of minerals and other materials.
When a mineral does not split easily into flat pieces that have a property called _________.
Minerals form in a process called_____________.
______________ depends on how a mineral reflects light.
_______________ is an igneous rock that forms below Earth's surface, when magma cools.
A mineral's ___________ is always the same.
A rock's ________ is how the rock looks and feels.
There are about 20 minerals that make up most of the rocks in Eath's crust. They are known as___________________.
___________ is made of dissolved minerals that came out of solution and formed crystals.
_________ is made of rock particles.
An igneous rock that forms on Earth's surface, when lava cools.
_______________ rocks are metamorphic rocks with their grains lined up in layers.
________ is measured by scratching a mineral.
____________________ is a rock that is formed from magma or lava
In ________________, moving water, wind, or ice loosens and carries away pieces of rock.