This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 23 clues. Answers range from 4 to 23 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time is called _____________.
When physical processes naturally break rocks into smaller pieces __________________, occurs
______________ is when you have water seep through a crack in a rock, that then freezes, expanding the crack of the rock.
_______________ is when you have the grinding away of a rock by friction or impact.
_______ can also cause weathering (mechanical weathering) by crumbling rocks.
____________ that live in soil creates holes in the soil where water enters and causes weathering(mechanical weathering).
___________________ changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials.
Most substances dissolve in ____________ and the minerals that make up rock dissolve very slowly in __________ (same answer as first blank)
______ increase the rate of chemical weathering more than rain or water does and the action of _________ (same answer as first blank) attracts atoms away from rock minerals and dissolves them in the _______ (same answer as the firs and second blank).
_____________ combines the element oxygen with the other elements or molecules.
Environment, water, temperature, type of rock, the size of and number if holes in the rock, and rocks being made out of one or more minerals affects _________________.
___________ is the removal of weathered material from one location to another.
__________ of erosion include water, wind, glaciers, and gravity.
The ___________________sometimes depends on the type of rock.
When rock fragments bump each other doing erosion it causes them to be ______________.
Erosion affects the level of _________ of sediment and _________ (same answer as first blank) is the separating of items into groups according to one or more properties.
______________ is the laying down or settling eroded rock.
Sediment is deposited in locations called _____________ __________, such as swamps, deltas, at the bottom of the ocean floor, and on land.
________ grains of sediment are often deposited in high-energy environments.
_________ grains of sediment are often deposited in low-energy environments.
Sediment deposited in water typically form layers called ______. The _______(same answer as first blank) usually have "stripes".
Landforms can have features that are clearly produced by _________, like the landforms are often tall, jagged structures with cuts in layers of rock.
____________ created by deposition are often flat and low.