Crossword 1

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Across
  1. 5. The most distant relative to modern humans.
  2. 8. The major evidence that supports plate tectonics.
  3. 12. Another name for a test in an experiment.
  4. 13. Name of the theory responsible for the formation of planets and stars.
  5. 15. Principle that shows gaps of time in the rock record.
  6. 19. The name of Our Galaxy.
  7. 20. Material that makes up the majority of the Universe.
  8. 21. Dating method that defines the order that events occur.
  9. 22. Name of the Era for dinosaurs.
  10. 24. The name of the scientist who proposed Continental Drift.
  11. 25. The reference point for latitude.
  12. 26. The _________ group contains the independent variable.
  13. 27. The name of the eon that we presently live.
  14. 30. Name of the Era for humans.
Down
  1. 1. Unit of measure for measuring distances in the Universe.
  2. 2. Dating method that defines an exact age for a substance.
  3. 3. Transitional fossil between dinosaurs and Birds.
  4. 4. Name of the first condensed form of matter.
  5. 6. The closest relative to modern humans.
  6. 7. Geologic principle that states that older events are found on the bottom.
  7. 9. Tectonic plates “float” on the ______________.
  8. 10. Reference point for longitude.
  9. 11. Layer of the Earth where tectonic plates found.
  10. 13. Gas present in the greatest abundance in the Earth’s Atmosphere.
  11. 14. Largest geologic time unit.
  12. 16. Another name for the experimental group.
  13. 17. Substance with atoms arranged in a repetitive pattern.
  14. 18. The ancient landform where all of the continents were connected.
  15. 23. The _________ group does not contain the independent variable.
  16. 28. The first element formed in our Universe.
  17. 29. Which of the 4 C’s for a diamond do humans control?