Rock Types Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- core : hottest part of the earth
- ores : rock containing metals
- sedimentary : rock laid down in layers
- feldspars : commonest minerals in rocks
- metamorphic : rock changed from another type
- weathering : breaking down of rock
- fossil : shape of an organism preserved in rock
- magma : molten rock underground
- gemstone : crystal minerals used in jewellery
- bedrock : solid rock under soil surface
- relief : the variation in the height of the land
- grikes : gaps in limestone pavement
- thaw : ice melting
- continent : large, continuous mass of land
- quartz : breaks down into sand
- granite : a hard igneous rock
- mudstone : a soft sedimentary rock
- geological : study of the structure of the earth
- landscape : all the things you can see in the surrounding area
- igneous : rock formed from magma
- impermeable : will not let water through
