Geological Records Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Layers of rock, fossils and other evidence to tell the story of the Earth
  2. 5. sample of Earth’s lithosphere or cryosphere
  3. 8. Longest era of the earth, when the earth formed
  4. 11. Preserved remains, traces, or impressions of living things from the past
  5. 13. Testing minerals in rocks to measure radioactive decay
  6. 14. Time scale when it reshapes the continents and alters the atmospheric composition
  7. 16. Time scale when there is a temporary shift in global temperatures and weather patterns
  8. 17. era when life appeared in oceans and ended with the Permian Extinction
  9. 18. where tectonic plates meet
Down
  1. 1. The Age of Reptiles - ended with mass extinction of dinosaurs
  2. 2. studies the human side of history through tools, artifacts and ruins
  3. 3. studies specifically fossils to understand life
  4. 6. studying natural outcrops to look at the sequence of layers to determine order of event of the Earth’s history
  5. 7. The Age of Mammals - present day
  6. 9. computer simulation that scientists use to predict future climate changes
  7. 10. Time Scale when it leads to global warming, rising sea levels, and more extreme weather
  8. 12. satellites and aerial surveys help map large-scale rock formations and fault lines
  9. 15. studies rocks, earth's layers, and fossils