Rock Formation and Weathering Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- igneous: fire rocks
- sedimentary: rock formed in layers
- metamorphic: changed from igneous or sedimentary
- granite: an igneous rock with large crystals
- marble: a metamorphic rock
- basalt: a extrusive igneous rock
- magma: molten rock underground
- limestone: formed from shells and coral
- minerals: rocks are made from these
- compaction: sediments being pressed together
- cementation: salts in the water bonding sediment particles together
- pressure: metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and _ .
- physical: weathering that breaks rock into pieces without changing it.
- dissolved: limestone is _ by acidified rain.
- expands: this happens to rock when it is heated.
- exfoliation: rock splitting off in layers.
- biological: living things breaking apart rock is _ weathering.
- clay: feldspars react with water to give _ .
- sand: the end result of weathering is _ , clay and dissolved minerals.
