Geologic Time
Across
- 3. The time required for a substance to decay to half of its initial amount
- 7. The study of rocks formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock, known as magma or lava
- 8. The rule that layers of rock are younger the closest to the surface they are
- 9. Relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance.
- 10. The assumption of age based on layers of rocks
Down
- 1. A rock that has been transformed from a pre-existing rock
- 2. The process of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and other geological materials using methods like relative and absolute dating
- 4. Remains or impression of a creature
- 5. The determining a specific numerical age, in years, for an object, artifact, or rock formation
- 6. A type of rock formed from the gradual consolidation of loose particles, such as minerals, rock fragments, or the remains of organisms