Early Earth Formation Events
Across
- 4. This process began when Earth formed and ended about 3.8 bya
- 8. The process by which Earth's outermost layers move about the surface
- 9. Early rock samples have been found on Earth brought here by ______
- 10. When Earth cooled, this dense layer formed at the center of Earth
- 12. A period in time defined by the earliest life on Earth
- 13. Oldest mineral on Earth found in Australia
- 17. A period of Earth's past when Earth was constantly colliding with Meteorites
- 18. Also known as lunar rocks, helped age Earth
- 19. This force pulled the early solar system materials together to form planets
Down
- 1. The process that Earth and the other planets formed by
- 2. The _____ _____ s about 4.6 byo
- 3. This is a process used to find the exact age of rocks based on radioactive isotopes
- 5. Earth's outermost layer
- 6. is 4.54 billion years old
- 7. The separation of Earth into layers based on density
- 11. A period in Earth's history when Earth was extremely hot
- 14. Formed when a Mars-sized body collided with Early Earth
- 15. Early Earth was extremely hot partially due to ______ materials
- 16. The Acasta Gneisses were found in this country