Rock Layers

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Across
  1. 3. _____ are scientists that study fossils and rock layers
  2. 6. When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
  3. 8. PLATE _____: The movement of Earth’s plates that can cause rock layers to move.
  4. 10. Evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks.
  5. 11. ABSOLUTE _____: The exact age of something.
  6. 12. Rock that forms when sediment from erosion is compressed together are ______ rocks.
  7. 13. Geologic time ______: Arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
Down
  1. 1. When molten rock from inside Earth moves through cracks in the rock layers.
  2. 2. The KT ____ was created when a meteor hit Earth
  3. 4. When small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water.
  4. 5. _____ scientist studying natural hazards like earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides.
  5. 7. When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area.
  6. 9. ______ DATING: The age of something based on its placement