Rocks & Weathering Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• rocks : any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter occurring naturally as part of our planet.
• magma : molten material that forms deep beneath the earth’s surface.
• lava : magma that reaches the surface of earth.
• weathering : a process in which rocks are broken down into sediment.
• igneous : rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma or lava.
• clastic : type of sedimentary rock composed of fragments of other rocks
• metamorphic : type of rock formed by the alteration of pre-existing rock by heat and pressure
• foliated : type of metamorphic rock with mineral crystals arranged in parallel layers/bands
• rock cycle : a series of processes that create and transform the three main types of rocks in earth’s crust
• deposition : where sediment ends up
• erosion : movement or transportation of weathered materials/sediment
• chemical : type of weathering where the rock changes in composition
• mechanical : type of weathering that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock's mineral composition
• mass movement : the transfer of rock and soil downslope due to gravity