Fossils
Rock of Ages
Plants and Animals
Geologic Time Scale
Geologic Jargon
100

What is one of the names of Mr. Grove's sons?

Carter or Tanner

100
One is the age of rocks compared to other rocks; the other is the number of years since the rock was formed.
What are relative age and absolute age?
100

How much money do Americans spend on Halloween Candy per Year?

$3.9 Billion

100
It is a record of the life forms and geologic events in Earth's history.
What is the geologic time scale?
100

Mass extinction

What is it when many different types of living things become extinct all at once.

200
Evidence about the history of life and past environments are provided by these
What are fossils?
200
This law says that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock the oldest layer is at the bottom; the youngest layer is on the top.
What is the law of superposition?
200

It has a backbone.

What is a vertebrate?

200

What is the Atomic Number of Oxygen? (O)

(Look Around the Room)

8

200
The basic units of of the geologic time scale after Precambrian Time.
What eras and periods?
300
One is a hollow area in sediment the shape of an organism, the other is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.
What are molds and casts?
300

You won't find these in the back of a book, but they are useful in telling the relative ages of rock layers.

What are index fossils?

300

Mr. Grove went to which college?

UC Santa Cruz

300
It is the era in which the first humans appeared, and which we are still living in at present.
What is the Cenozoic?
300

What is the approximate population of Corcoran?

20,000

400
They are scientists who study fossils.
What are paleontologists?
400
This occurs when magma seeps into sedimentary rock layers and hardens.
What is intrusion?
400
Humans first appeared during this era.
What is the Cenozoic Era?
400
The mighty dinosaurs ruled during this era.
What the Mesozoic Era?
400

What is the name of Mr. Grove's dog?

Scout

500

What is the name of the Corcoran High's Principal?

Mr. Larkin

500

What is a subject that Mr. Grove taught other than Math and Science?

Keyboarding, Study Skills, RTI

500

When do the next Olympics Start?

January 2026

500

What is the name of John Muir's Mascot?

Sigma

500
The earliest life-forms on Earth were probably similar to these present day organisms.
What are bacteria?
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