Ch. 7 Vocab. Quiz- 5th Copy Crossword
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
 
 
Down: 1) A mineral that can be cut and polished for use. 2) A gemstone that is hard, beautiful, and rare. 4) A man-made version of a natural gemstone. 5) A minerals ability to scratch and to resist being scratched. 6) Describes a substance made of things that have never been alive. 7) The process that breaks down materials and rocks. 10) The thin outer layer of the earth that is made up of rock.11) The center of the earth, made of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.16) The amount and quality of light a mineral reflects. Types include: brilliant dull, pearly, and metallic. 17) A type of rock that formed when igneous or sedimentary rock were changed by heat and pressure below the earth's surface.19) The layer of the earth that is made of hot, semisolid rock and is located between the outer core and the crust; makes up most of the earth's mass and volume.20) The breaking of a mineral along smooth, straight lines, or into flat sheets.22) The Earth system that includes the solid and molten rock, the soil, and the sediments that make up the earth's land. 23) A pocket or strip of a mineral within the earth's rock layers. Across: 3) Organic particles in the soil, the part of the soil that consists of decayed plant and animal material. 6) A type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava. 8) Magma that flows from an opening in the earth's crust onto the surface.9) Describes anything that is or was part of a living thing. 12) The uneven breaking of a mineral.13) The process that occurs when water or wind drops sediment in a new location. 14) The movement of sediment from one location to another on the earth's surface by flowing water, wind, or ice. 15) A rock that contains a valuable mineral, such as metal. 18) A gemstone that is more common than a precious stone. 21) The hot, melted rock found within the earth. 24) A type of rock that formed when layers of sediment and organic material were pressed together and hardened. 25) A large piece of the lithosphere that floats on the melted rock in the earth's mantle.26) An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth.27) The color of the mark made by the powder from a mineral when a mineral sample is rubbed against a harder surface.
 

 

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