Rock Layers

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Across
  1. 5. Feature younger than layers it cuts
  2. 6. Law stating older layers are on bottom
  3. 9. Exact numeric age of rock
  4. 10. Age compared to other rocks
  5. 12. Layers of sedimentary rock
  6. 14. Layers are originally flat
  7. 16. Fossil used to determine age of rock layers
  8. 17. Small pieces of rock material
Down
  1. 1. Process where sediments settle in layers
  2. 2. The arrangement or stacking of rock layers
  3. 3. Force that presses sediments together
  4. 4. Break in Earth’s crust (caused by earthquakes)
  5. 7. Rock formed from compacted sediment
  6. 8. Breaking down of rock by natural forces
  7. 11. Process where sediments become solid rock
  8. 13. Preserved remains of organisms
  9. 15. Material worn away and transported