This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 11 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice ( glaciers ), and wind.
Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase.
hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.
hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
(of rock or other material) be worn away or altered by long exposure to the air.
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
A mountain formed from volcanic material ejected from a vent in a central crater
Make or become liquefied by heat
Changing the mineralogy, texture and chemical composition of rocks by:
the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.