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Crystal:the elements in a mineral are arranged in a regular pattern
Streak:is the color of a mineral in its powder form
Luster:is the way a mineral reflects light
Mohs scale:ranks the hardness of minerals from 1 to 10
Rock:is a naturally occuring solid material that is madeup of one or more minerals
Igneous rock:is a rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens
Magma:is melted rock locatedbelow Earth's surface
Lava: is magma,or melted,that reaches Earth's surface
Sediment:the small pieces of rock
Sedimentary rock:a rock that is compacted and pressed together
Metamorphic rock: a rock that is heated and pressured
Rock cycle:the continuous cycle of rocks
Weathering:is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
Mechanical weathering:breaks down rocks by physical means
Glacier:is a huge sheet of slowly moving ice
Chemical weathering:breaks down rock into smaller pieces through chemical reations
Erosion:is the movement of weathered rock from one place to another
Deposition:is the dropping of particles of weathered rock by water,wind,or ice
Longshore current:is a current that moves parallel to the shore
Barrier island: is a long,narrow island that forms along the coast
Moraine:is a ridge of sediment and rock left behind when a glacier me
Sand dune:is a mound of sand piled up by the wind
Across:1. | is melted rock locatedbelow Earth's surface | 3. | is the way a mineral reflects light | 4. | breaks down rocks by physical means | 11. | the elements in a mineral are arranged in a regular pattern | 13. | is the dropping of particles of weathered rock by water,wind,or ice | 14. | is a naturally occuring solid material that is madeup of one or more minerals |
| 14. | the continuous cycle of rocks | 16. | is a rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens | 18. | is magma,or melted,that reaches Earth's surface | 19. | is a long,narrow island that forms along the coast | 20. | breaks down rock into smaller pieces through chemical reations |
| | Down:2. | a rock that is heated and pressured | 5. | is a mound of sand piled up by the wind | 6. | is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces | 7. | is a ridge of sediment and rock left behind when a glacier me | 8. | is a huge sheet of slowly moving ice |
| 9. | ranks the hardness of minerals from 1 to 10 | 10. | a rock that is compacted and pressed together | 12. | is the color of a mineral in its powder form | 15. | is the movement of weathered rock from one place to another | 17. | the small pieces of rock |
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Across:1. | is melted rock locatedbelow Earth's surface | 3. | is the way a mineral reflects light | 4. | breaks down rocks by physical means | 11. | the elements in a mineral are arranged in a regular pattern | 13. | is the dropping of particles of weathered rock by water,wind,or ice | 14. | is a naturally occuring solid material that is madeup of one or more minerals |
| 14. | the continuous cycle of rocks | 16. | is a rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens | 18. | is magma,or melted,that reaches Earth's surface | 19. | is a long,narrow island that forms along the coast | 20. | breaks down rock into smaller pieces through chemical reations |
| | Down:2. | a rock that is heated and pressured | 5. | is a mound of sand piled up by the wind | 6. | is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces | 7. | is a ridge of sediment and rock left behind when a glacier me | 8. | is a huge sheet of slowly moving ice |
| 9. | ranks the hardness of minerals from 1 to 10 | 10. | a rock that is compacted and pressed together | 12. | is the color of a mineral in its powder form | 15. | is the movement of weathered rock from one place to another | 17. | the small pieces of rock |
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