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This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 13 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Smaller fragments originated from a physical disintegration of a rock.
Break up of a rock because of freezing water that tries to expand within cracks.
Group of rock debris that are found at the base of a cliff.
Reduction of pressure on a rock surface. This type of weathering allows slabs of other rocks to break off inside the layers.
When a mineral is altered because of elements that are being removed or added.
Layer that nearly covers Earth made out of mineral or rock fragments.
A mixture of organic and mineral matter, air and water. It supports plant growth.
Succession of horizons and parent material that's found through soil.
Downward movement of rocks, soil and regolith because of gravity.
Multiple rocks that slide downward very fast.
Soil and rocks fragments mixed with water that falls quickly down hill.
Slow movement of soil and regolith that goes downhill.
Mass of rocks or unconsolidated material that slips downwards and moves as a whole.

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