Rock Transformation Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• 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