Lithosphere Composition (Rocks) Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- magma : this is hot, molten rock, which is found beneath earth’s surface.
- lava : this is the term for molten magma when it reaches earth’s surface.
- igneous : this type of rock forms by the cooling & hardening of magma from within earth’s mantle.
- basalt : this is small-grained oceanic igneous rock that cools rapidly on earth’s surface.
- gabbro : this is large-grained oceanic igneous rock that cools slowly below earth’s surface.
- oceanic : both basalt and gabbro are this type of igneous rock.
- andesite : this is small-grained continental igneous rock that cools rapidly on earth’s surface.
- granite : this is large-grained continental igneous rock that cools slowly below earth’s surface.
- diorite : this is another term for granite.
- continental : both andesite and granite are this type of igneous rock.
- erosion : water, wind & ice cause this to happen to rock.
- sediment : these small particles of igneous rock are mostly transported by water to low-lying areas & oceans.
- lithification : this is the term for the process when sediment becomes solid rock.
