Rock Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- ore : a deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for profit
- mineral : a solid that has a crystal structure
- volcano : a vent in earth's crust
- streak : the color of a mineral's powder
- cleavage : the breaking of a mineral along a smooth, flat surface
- deposition : laying down sediment in a new location
- sediment : rock and mineral fragments that are loose or suspended in water
- lithification : sediment turns into rock during _
- uplift : _ contributes to rock cycle processes on earth's surface
- temperature : increases in _ cause minerals to change in size and shape
- extrusive : igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts, cools and crystallizes
- magma : molten rock
- igneous : interlocking crystals are common in _ rocks
- luster : the way a mineral's surface reflects light
- lava : molten rock that erupts onto earth's surface
- crystallization : during _ atoms form a solid with an orderly, repeating pattern
- fracture : a mineral that breaks along rough surface displays
- weathering : _ and erosion are important processes in the rock cycle.
- intrusive : igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground
- grains : individual particles in rock
