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