Geologic Time Scale

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Across
  1. 5. A scientists that studies fossil remains
  2. 7. A chronological scare of Earths history
  3. 9. Using index fossils to find the approximate age of a fossil
  4. 11. Reserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms
Down
  1. 1. Uses the decay of radioactive elements to find the absolute age of a rock/fossil
  2. 2. A scientists who studies the Earth's crust and the history of it
  3. 3. The predictable time an element takes to decay
  4. 4. The longest time chunk
  5. 6. A break in the earths crust that disrupts fossils strata
  6. 8. Used to correlate the age of rock strata
  7. 10. The smallest time chunk