Fossils
A fossil that is made from the body part of an organism is called what?
Body Fossil
True or False: They have found Wooly Mammoth fossils in Wisconsin
True
The water is part of which one of Earth's Systems?
Hydrosphere
Little parts of a sedimentary are called what?
Sediments
What room number is Mr. Mangun
133
The date July 4, 1776 would be an example of what
Absolute age
Fossils usually form in this type of rock
Sedimentary
When a rock breaks down it is called what?
Erosion
The process of rocks going from one type of rock to another is called the what?
Rock Cycle
What state is the Grand Canyon in?
Arizona
What is term used for when half of a radioactive element decays into another one?
Half-Life
What are the most common types of index fossils?
Trilobites, Ammonites, Graptolites
What are the two types of weathering?
Chemical and Mechanical
What would turn a igneous rock into a sedimentary one?
Weathering
The Cenozoic era was known as the era of what?
Mammals
The principle of superposition
How many characteristics does a trace fossils need to have?
4
What is the main part of mechanical weathering?
Water
Granite is an example of what type of rock?
Igneous
How old is the Earth?
4.6 Billion years old
When are the usual division of Eons and Eras caused by?
A significant Earth event (meteor, extinction, etc.)
What is the term rocks forming the same way now that they did in the past?
Uniformitarianism
A rock breaking down due to friction is called what?
Abrasion
Diamonds that Shaun grabs in the movies "Journey to the Center of the Earth" are made up of what element?
Carbon
What was the name of the one armed scientist who explored the Grand Canyon
John Wesley Powell