Changing Earth Vocab
Across
- 5. determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements
- 7. species that are not native to a specific location and have a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage
- 8. the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out
- 9. number of species in an area
Down
- 1. when all of the species have died out
- 2. forces that change the surface of the earth from within; i.e. divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
- 3. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- 4. forces that change the surface of the earth from outside; i.e. humans, erosion, and weathering
- 6. the length of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive element to change into another element