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