Rocks
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. texture
A. A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement
2. granite
B. A process in which one or more substances are changed into others
3. compact
C. To cause to go into a solution
4. porous
D. With effort or force or vigor
5. sandstone
E. Able to absorb fluids
6. mixture
F. A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure (plural)
7. crystals
G. A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
8. hard
H. The feel of a surface or a fabric
9. grain
I. A relatively small granular particle of a substance
10. weathered
J. A small cosmetics case with a mirror
11. acidic
K. Being or containing an acid
12. crumbly
L. A substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together
13. reaction
M. Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
14. limestone
N. To face and withstand with courage
15. dissolved
O. Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture