Earth's Early History

4. contains more than one era and is the largest division of geologic time
7. The process by which organic material is turned into stone.
10. boundaries: Plate tectonic boundary where lithospheric plates are moving apart.
12. When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area.
14. When molten rock from inside Earth moves through cracks in the rock layers. This molten rock will sometimes reach and break through the surface.

1. plates that are giant pieces of solid rock on Earth's surface
2. the quality or state of having Petrification The process by which organic material is turned into stone.
3. boundary: A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
5. When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
6. different forms, types, ideas, etc.
8. contains more than one period and a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
9. When small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water.
11. dating: The age of something based on its placement in rock layers.
13. contains more than one age