Across
- 5. type of age dating that gives the exact age of the rock
- 6. type of rock that forms from cooling of molten rock
- 12. law that states younger rock layers are at the top and the older rocks are at the bottom
- 15. law that states the rocks are deposited in horizontal layers
Down
- 1. law that states that the fault or break cutting across a rock is younger than the rock itself
- 2. dropping of sediment
- 3. type of age dating that tells if a rock is younger or older
- 4. law that states smaller pieces of rock are older than the rock that it is in
- 7. type of rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat or pressure
- 8. fossils that are good indicators for how old a certain area is
- 9. states that geologic processes occurring today are similar to those that happened in the past
- 10. law that states that rocks will extend laterally in all directions until they thin out
- 11. moving of sediment to a new location
- 13. type of rock that forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plant and animals are pressed and cemented together
- 14. breaking down rock into sediment