This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
The rock that is formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water
The rock that is subjected to heat and pressure, causing profound physical or chemical change
A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
The way in which a whole or mixture is made up
The action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location
The binding together of particles
Mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment
The nature of something's ingredients or constituents
A rock that is formed when magma crystallizes and solidifies underground
A rock that forms when magma reaches the Earth's surface a volcano and cools quickly
A hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
A hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure
A naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
A rock composed of fragments, or clasts, of pre-existing minerals and rock
A formed by precipitation of minerals from water
A rock that is made of fossils
A physical quantity expressing hot and cold
A group of changes with rocks
Coarse-grained, fine-grained, and glassy