ROCKS WORD SEARCH

S D C E M E N T R I L C V R
I A E R E D S L A R E N I M
M M H F T S R E E P L G S N
W G V K A D B C N L N J C Y
S A X F M C U O I E U P O R
T M Q B O H J F O G G Y U A
M N S D R S O U Y F E D S T
E T Y F P S S X H B O E F N
F A A S H C V I R P L K L E
D H M R I I R E L V O M L M
E L C Y C K C O R D G F P I
W R T C X S J G Y L I H Y D
Q D P O R O U S S L S P M E
U C V F R E T U M L T O P S

There are 11 rocks and weathering keywords in the above grid. Can you find them all?

You will need to use the glossary in the back of your text books to complete each word first.

C_ _ _ _ T The material that ‘glues’ rock grains together

F____L Remains of plant or animal material found in rock

G_______T A scientist who studies the Earth

I_____S Rocks formed from molten (melted) material

M___A Molten rock underground

M_________C Rocks formed from other rocks

M______S Substances required in small amounts by the body/chemical compounds found in

rocks

P____S A rock with spaces between the grains

R _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ A way (usually a diagram) of linking all the processes involved in the formation of rocks

S_________Y Rocks formed from deposited rock fragments

V_____S Thick, sticky liquid