Rocks And Weathering Crossword

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. A relatively small granular particle of a substance (plural) (6)
  2. 7. Contact by fitting together (12)
  3. 9. Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel (3)
  4. 10. Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (7)
  5. 14. The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating (plural) (8)
  6. 15. Worn down or altered by exposure to natural conditions. (9)
  7. 16. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period (4)

Down

  1. 1. Matter that has been deposited by some natural process (8)
  2. 2. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (8)
  3. 3. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (7)
  4. 4. A fossil fuel in the ___ state (10)
  5. 5. To move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (11)
  6. 8. A substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (plural) (8)
  7. 11. A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (8)
  8. 12. The physical composition of something (7)
  9. 13. The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated (plural) (7)