Minerals and Rocks Crossword

a naturally occurring usually inorganic solid that has a define crystalline.
the process by which water, wind, ice and changes in temperature break down rock.
forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid.
he way a surface reflects light.
forms when pressure, temperature or chemical processes change existing rock.
mineral split in a specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces.
substances made up of 2 or more elements.
pure substances that can't be broken down into simpler substances.
solid geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms.
the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations.
the series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.
forms when minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed together.
the color of the powdered form of a mineral.
a set of deep cracks that form between two techtonic plates that are pulling apart
the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations.
a combination of one or more minerals or organic matter.
the minerals a rock contains determines the ______, or makeup,of that rock.
the size,shape,and position of the grains that makeup a rock.