Across
- 2. If there are any fragments inside a rock the fragments are older than the rock itself
- 3. The time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
- 6. The law that youngest components are at the top layers and oldest components are at the bottom layers
- 7. The approximate age determination of rocks, fossils or minerals made by comparing whether the material is younger or older than other surrounding material.
Down
- 1. The law that if a fault or a rock cuts or displaces another rock the rock it cut is the younger of the two
- 4. The exact or absolute age of fossils, rocks, or minerals
- 5. The remains of animals and plants who's bodies were buried
