Earth Science

8. the oceanic crust consists of volcanic lava rock called _____
9. theory that says our sun burst one day and all our planets came form it
10. rocks are classified into ______ categories
11. study of celestial objects
12. _____ water cant support life
17. formed ont he surface of the earth, either on water or land
19. liquid core
22. mineral's h__n__ss. some minerals are soft
23. softest mineral
24. p__nc_ epoch
26. part of the mantle that flows
28. r____ era, in big bang theory
31. the mantle is 82% by ________
34. p_____ collision theory
35. minerals are _______ in origin
36. outermost layer of the earth
38. study of the universe as a whole
40. h_dr__ epoch
42. crunch theory that says the universe could collapse to the state where it began and then initiate another big bang
45. s____ collision theory
46. cloud g__ c____ theory
49. mineralogists also test a mineral for the color of its powder
50. thickest layer of the earth
51. hypothesis that says the sun and its planets supposedly condensed out of swirling eddies of cold, dark, interstellar clouds of gas and dust
52. minerals are building blocks of _____
53. the mantle is 68% by _____

1. metamorphism where rocks undergo increased temperatures and pressures
2. the continental crust is composed mostly of _____
3. sediment is removed from its place of origin by running water or winds
4. state theory that says the univers is not changing over time
5. hardest mineral
6. m____ era, in big bang theory
7. igneous and sedimentary rocks that undergo intense heat and pressure resulting to complete change
12. rocks are classified as to how they are ______
13. many minerals have similar c__or
14. l_p__n epoch
15. cool, rigid, brittle
16. epoch where the sungularity expanded in big bang theory
18. the earth is i______d 23.5 degrees
20. disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces
21. g_l__t_c epoch
22. the big bang theory is credited to Edwin ____
25. clastic sediments are deposited
27. metamorphism where rocks are getting cooked
29. rocks are made up of ________ elements
30. minerals are _________ occuring
32. mineral's amount and quality of the light it reflects from its surface
33. boundary between solid lithosphere and liquid asthenosphere
37. second element in the universe
39. q_a_k epoch
41. the earths axis is ___ perpendicular to its orbital plane
43. ____ rocks are formed by the solidification of magma
44. theory that says planets were captured by the gravity of the sun
47. first element in the universe
48. solid core