Crossword Puzzle

The Rocky Part of the Earth Edition

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4. It is a naturally-formed solid element or compound
whose atoms and molecules are bound together in a
definite orderly arrangement to form crystals.
5. It is the layer also known as "compositional layer".
8. It is the outermost and the thinnest layer of the earth.
It is where the most earthquakes
10. It is the tendency of the mineral to break along
particular directions. It may happen along zones of
weakness within the crystal structure of the mineral or on
the regions where the bonding is relatively weak.
11. It is the highly viscous, hotter and ductile region of the
upper mantle that is involved in plate tectonic
movements.
13. It is a term used for a very large group of minerals,
which are extremely abundant on Earth. It make up more
than half of the earth’s crust.
14. It is an extrusive igneous volcanic rock of intermediate
composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
15. It is a medium-grade metamorphic rock formed from
mudstone or shale.
16. It is one way of telling one mineral from another. It is
the most noticeable and interesting property but not
reliable. Most minerals show a wide range of this
depending on the impurities that are present on it.
19. It is a coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly
of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It is also
common in the Earth's continental crust, where it is found
in bodies called plutons.
23. It is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized
carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.
It is typically not foliated, although there are exceptions.
24. It is the color of mineral in powdered form. However,
the color of the mineral in powdered form may differ
from its crystal form due to the reflection of light.
25. It is a common silicate mineral that is distinguished
from almost all other minerals by its extreme softness.
26. It is also known as rock salt.
27. It is contrasted with mafic rocks, which are relatively
richer in magnesium and iron. It refers to silicate
minerals, magma, and rocks which are enriched in the
lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium,
sodium, and potassium.
28. It is a process in which metamorphic rock is subject to
extreme heat and pressure and turns into magma.
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1. It is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock, composed
of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny
fragments of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite.
2. It is similar to halite, which forms from the evaporation
of seawater.
3. It is the resistance of a mineral to scratching or cutting.
4. It is the semi-solid, rocky (ferro-magnesium silicate),
hot, and the thickest or largest layer of the earth. It is
divided into upper and lower mantle.
6. It is the outer solid part of the earth including the crust
as well as the upper mantle.
7. It is an intrusive igneous rock composed principally of
the silicate minerals plagioclase feldspar (typically
andesine), biotite, hornblende, and/or pyroxene.
9. It is a process of laying down of the sediments carried
by moving agents in the river, mud, or shoreline and the
like.
12. It is the process where soil is worn away and rock
particles by the moving agents such as wind, water or ice
and gravity elsewhere.
15. It is the types of rock that are formed by the
accumulation or deposition of small particles and
subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles
on the floor of oceans or other bodies of water at the
Earth's surface.
17. The behavior of light when it reflects the surface of
mineral. It can be described as pearly, waxy, vitreous or
silky.
18. It is used to measure this property of mineral.
19. It is a phaneritic (coarse-grained), mafic intrusive
igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of
magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a
holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface.
20. It is any of the various crystalline or glassy rocks
formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth
material.
21. It is a mafic extrusive igneous rock formed from the
rapid cooling of lava rich in magnesium and iron exposed
at or very near the surface of a terrestrial planet or a
moon.
22. It is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of
minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the
minerals included, its chemical composition and the way
in which it is formed.
Pauline Laquiorez
11-Creativity