Geologic Time Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. The era present now.
  2. 5. A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies and is covered by sediment.
  3. 8. When dinosaurs were presented.
  4. 9. Types of rock that are formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles on the floor of oceans or other bodies of water.
  5. 12. The longest of the Phanerozoic eras.
  6. 14. Are formed from an organism moving in some way, leaving behind a trace or track.
  7. 15. The processes that happened in the past is still happing in the present.
  8. 16. A period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.
Down
  1. 1. A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
  2. 2. Is 88% of Earth's History.
  3. 3. The history of Earth is organized in the _____________.
  4. 6. A theory that the Earth has been affected in the past by violent events.
  5. 7. A tool used to determine the ages of rock layers is a ___________.
  6. 10. Published Principles of Geology.
  7. 11. Originated the theory of uniformitarianism
  8. 13. A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions.
  9. 16. An indefinite and very long period of time