This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 23 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
This rock forms from heat and pressure
This rock forms from melting and cooling of magma or lava
This rock forms from weathering, erosion, cementing and compacting
This type of rock has a glassy appearance without crystals and is an example of an igneous rock
This rock may contain fossils and is an example of sedimentary rock
This rock has ribbonlike layers and is a metamorphic rock
This rock is a metamorphic rock with shiny crystals in it.
This rock has tiny holes in it from gas bubbles in the lava and is an igneous rock
In this rock you can see larger pebbles and shells that have cemented together. It is a sedimentary rock.
When rocks melt, they become ________.
There are ___________ types of rocks.
For a limestone rock to become a metamorphic rock, it must be exposed to extreme heat and ________ .
For a metamorphic rock to become an igneous rock, it must ____________ and then cool.
When an igneous rock is weathered, it will become _____________________.
The __________ act like cement or glue in sedimentary rocks.
An igneous rock that cools on the surface (outside) on the earth is called an ____________ igneous rock.
An igneous rock that cools on the inside of the earth (below the surface) is called an ________ igneous rock.
The last step for sedimentary rocks to form is cementing and ___________.
The changing of rocks from one type to another is called the _________ _______.
Metamorphosis means to ___________________.
You would most likely find an igneous rock near a ___________________.
When lava cools quickly, the igneous rock will have _________ crystals.
When magma cools slowly, the igneous rock will have _________ crystals.