ICE AGE
Across
- 2. certain fossils known to exist in a particular place and time
- 3. the breakdown of rock into smaller peices from exposure to wind, water, gravity, etc
- 7. a flowing mass of ice and snow
- 11. when a species no longer has living members in existence.
- 14. a glacier that forms on land
Down
- 1. a glacier that forms on mountains
- 4. record all of the fossils that have ever been found
- 5. the comparison of fossils in different rock layers to determine how old a rock or fossil is
- 6. the circulation of water through the hydrosphere from earths surface to the atmosphere and back
- 7. the eroded sediment that is depositied as glaciers retreat and expand
- 8. a global climate marked by long periods of cold temperatures that cause glacial formation and expansion
- 9. the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or the traces of their activities
- 10. the conditions of the atmosphere
- 12. the average weather in a location for over 30 years or more
- 13. the transport of sediment by wind, water, and gravity
- 15. cylinders of ice drilled out of glaciers that contain layers of snow, dust, volcanic ash, etc