Rocks and Minerals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
r
c
Hard piece of stone (plural)
2.
i
e
r
a
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (plural)
3.
n
e
u
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
4.
m
e
t
o
r
Of or relating to ___
5.
s
i
e
t
a
Produced by the action of water
6.
v
a
Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
7.
w
e
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
8.
m
n
i
n
A large number or amount or extent (plural)
10.
l
s
t
The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
13.
g
e
l
i
A specialist in ___
14.
c
a
i
t
i
c
s
A prominent attribute or aspect of something (plural)
19.
m
i
e
A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas
20.
g
a
t
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
21.
n
t
o
e
A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement
23.
m
a
l
A hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
24.
m
e
o
n
A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals