Rock Transformation Crossword Puzzle

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  • erosion : the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  • rock formation : a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
  • cementation : the process of sediment being glued together
  • energy : the ability to make things move or change
  • uplift : the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
  • mineral : one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
  • plate boundary : the place where two plates meet
  • rock materials : everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
  • metamorphic rock : the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  • weathering : the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  • plate : one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up earth’s outer layer
  • sediment : small pieces of rock
  • matter : anything that has mass and takes up space
  • cross section : a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  • subduction : the process by which rock material moves under earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
  • magma : hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  • sedimentary rock : the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
  • igneous rock : the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
  • compaction : the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
  • sample : a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like