This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 17 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
formed when a rock is changed by heat and pressure
forms from the cooling/hardening of magma or lava
fragments that squeeze together like shale, sandstone, and conglomerate
presses sediment together
the process of which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil from one place to another
grains arranged in parallel layers or bands like slate, schist, and gneiss
igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface,(outside of Earth)
igneous rock that formed when when magma hardened beneath Earth's surface,(inside of Earth)
glue sediment together
the breaking down of rocks into sediment
layers of plants and animals deposited layers like coal and limestone
forms when rocks or the remain of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
the dropping of rock or sediment
mineral grains are arranged randomly like marble and quartzite
a naturally occurring, inorganic sold with a crystal structure and definite chemical make up made up of elements and compounds
a mixture of minerals and other materials
when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystallize or when a lake evaporates due to dry climate forming a large mineral deposit