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Rock and Mineral Review Crossword
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Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Magma
Lava
Silicates
Slowly
Quickly
Form
Sediments
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Weathering
Erosion
Solid
Crystal
Streak
Luster
Acid
Breaks
Cleavage
Fracture
Color
Density
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Hardness
Minerals
Water
Layers
Bands
Intrusive
Extrusive
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3. This type of igneous rock has large crystals.
5. The breaking down of rocks is called ____. It can be caused by wind,
water, or ice.
7. Rocks are made from 1 or more ___.
8. How does the mineral reflect light? This is its ___.
10. Scientists use a hammer to see how a mineral ___. This can help them
figure out what it is.
14. The most common minerals in Earth's crust are the ___.
17. To help identify a mineral, scientists will scrape it on a tile to see
what color powder it leaves behind. This is called ___.
18. ___ must be present for a sedimentary rock to form. That's because it
contains the dissolved minerals that the rocks needs to become glued
together.
21. This rock type forms and heat and pressure cause another rock to
change in some way.
23. This rock type forms as molten rock cools.
24. Extrusive igneous rock cools ___.
27. If a mineral breaks along a smooth surface, it has ___.
29. Minerals are always ___-they are never liquid or gas.
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1. This rock type forms as loose materials compact and cement together.
2. A foliated metamorphic rock will have flat or wavy ___ of mineral
crystals.
4. These are pieces of broken rocks and remains from living things.
6. To test for ___, a scientists see what the mineral can scratch and what
can scratch the mineral.
9. When rocks deep underground get too hot, they melt and turn to ___.
11. This type of igneous rock has small or no crystals.
12. ____ is the movement of sediment. They can be carried by water, blown
by wind, or pushed by glaciers.
13. ___ is the amount of mass inside a given volume.
15. Sedimentary rocks form in ___.
16. If a mineral breaks into jagged pieces, it has ___.
19. Molten rock that shoots out of a volcano is called ___.
20. A mineral is a naturally formed solid, which a definite chemical
makeup and ____ structure.
22. Rocks are classified into groups based on how they ___.
25. This is the least reliable way to identify a mineral. Many minerals
share this property in common.
26. Intrusive igneous rock cools ____.
28. If there is a reaction when the mineral is dropped into an ____, then
it belongs to the carbonate group.