My Crossword Maker Logo
Powered by BrightSprout
Controls:
SPACEBAR SWITCHES TYPING DIRECTION
Answer Key:
Edit a Copy:
Make Your Own:
Crossword Word Search Worksheet
Rate This Puzzle:
Log in or sign up to rate this puzzle.

6th Grade - Chapter 9 Rocks & Minerals

Teacher: Mrs. Morey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Across
4
Solid material with atoms arranged in a repeating pattern
8
Intrusive or extrusive rock that is produced when melted rock from inside Earth cools and hardens
9
Type of rock made from pieces of other rocks, dissolved minerals, or plant and animal matter that collects to form rock layers
10
Describes igneous rocks that have small or no crystals and forms when melted rock cools quickly on Earth's surface
12
Diagram that shows the slow, continuous process of rocks changing from one type to another
13
Rare, valuable minerals that can be cut and polished
Down
1
Describes metamorphic rocks that lack distinct layers or bands
2
New rock that forms when existing rock is heated and squeezed
3
Material that contains enough useful metal that it can be mined and sold at a profit
5
Describes a type of igneous rock that generally contains large crystals and forms when magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface
6
Solid, inorganic material that is usually made of two or more minerals and can me metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous
7
Inorganic, solid material found in nature that always has the same chemical make-up, atoms arranged in an orderly pattern, and properties such as cleavage, fracture, color, hardness, streak and luster
11
Describes metamorphic rocks with visible layers of minerals