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Chapter 6: Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

Name: ____________________
Date: _______________________
Points: 17
Across
Process that affects large areas of Earth’s crust, producing belts classified as low, medium, or high grade, depending on pressure on the rocks, temperature, and depth below the surface.
The layers of chemical sedimentary rocks that form when concentration of dissolved minerals in a body of water reach saturation; crystal grains precipitate out of solution and settle to the bottom.
Horizontal layering of sediment.
Occurs when very hot water reacts with rock, altering its mineralogy and chemistry.
Bedding in which the particle sizes become progressively heavier and coarser toward the bottom layers.
Metamorphic rocks composed mainly of minerals that form with blocky crystal shapes.
Describes the rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering and erosion.
Formed as inclined layers of sediment are deposited across a horizontal surface.
Down
Local effect that occurs when molten rock meets solid rock.
Formed from the abundant deposits of loose sediments that accumulate on Earth's surface.
Occurs when mineral growth glues sediment grains together into solid rock.
Metamorphic rock whose minerals are squeezed under high pressure and arranged in wavy layers and bands.
Continuous, dynamic set of processes by which rocks are changed into other types of rock.
Small pieces of rock that are moved and deposited by water, wind, and gravity.
The percentage of open spaces between grains in a rock.
The physical and chemical processes that transform sediments into sedimentary rocks.
Preserved remains, impressions, or any other evidence of once-living organisms, can be found in Sedimentary rocks.