Rock Crossword Puzzle

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