ROCKS, ROCKS, AND MORE ROCKS
Across
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process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue together
rocks formed when dissolved minerals in a solution crystallize
process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
natural organic solid crystal with a definite chemical composition that is
part of the mixture that forms rocks
10. sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together
12. igneous rocks formed below ground from slowly cooled magma
14. the breaking up of rocks by weathering
16. igneous rocks that are formed above ground from rapidly cooled magma
18. dark-colored igneous rock with low silica content
Down
1. rock formed particles of other rocks or fossils are pressed and cemented
together
2. light-colored igneous rock with high silica content
3. rock formed deep underground from rocks changed by heat, pressure, and or
chemical reactions
5. sedimentary rock formed when the remains of living things are deposited in
thick layers thick layers
6. process that presses sediment together in layers
7. metamorphic rocks with grains arranged in parallel layers or bands
11. the look and feel of a rock's surface
13. rock formed form the cooling of magma
15. mineral and rock particles that make up rocks
17. small solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things