Rock Layers

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Across
  1. 1. When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
  2. 4. The KT ____ was created when a meteor hit Earth
  3. 7. Evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks.
  4. 9. _____ are scientists that study fossils and rock layers
  5. 10. PLATE _____: The movement of Earth’s plates that can cause rock layers to move.
  6. 11. Geologic time ______: Arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
  7. 12. When small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water.
Down
  1. 2. When molten rock from inside Earth moves through cracks in the rock layers. RELATIVE ______ DATING: The age of something based on its placement
  2. 3. ABSOLUTE _____: The exact age of something.
  3. 5. _____ scientist studying natural hazards like earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides.
  4. 6. When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area.
  5. 8. Rock that forms when sediment from erosion is compressed together are ______ rocks.