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- 2. A Theory that had no beginning or end.
- 4. It is the leading renewable energy.
- 7. Which Subsystem includes the rocks of the crust and mantle, the metallic liquid outer core, and the solid metallic inner core.
- 8. A Theory about the rapid expansion of the universe.
- 12. Big Bang + Big Crunch = Cyclical event is what Theory?
- 18. Rocks that are formed at or near the surface of the Earth.
- 24. Which Subsystem is the set of all life forms on Earth.
- 25. The quality and intensity of reflected light exhibited by the mineral.
- 27. Comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes.
- 28. Is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
- 29. Group of Mineral containg Silicon and Oxygen.
- 31. Conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its becoming liquid.
- 33. It is the galaxy that includes our solar system.
- 35. The movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.
- 36. Which Subsystem is simply the total of all the water in Earth's atmosphere.
- 37. It directly affects the movement of particles such as molecules.
- 39. States that there may be multiple or even and infinite number of universes.
- 40. Rocks that are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
- 42. Refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world.
- 44. This occurs when there is more water than land can absorb.
- 46. It is the interaction of the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere.
- 47. Is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.
- 48. It is the flow of water from aboveground into the subsurface.
- 49. The process where rocks are broken down by natural forces such as wind or water.
- 50. What Energy is the cause of the expansion of the universe.
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- 1. Evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into the atmosphere.
- 3. The process by which plant remains become coal.
- 5. Is the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
- 6. Rocks that are formed below the surface of the earth through the process of metamorphism.
- 9. Used to build and maintain an organism’s body.
- 10. Are made from decomposing plants and animals.
- 11. The liquids produced become increasingly lighter and gradually turn into methane gas, the lightest hydrocarbon.
- 13. Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth.
- 14. Are formed from organic matter from dead plants and animals.
- 15. Is considered a hypothetical kind of matter.
- 16. Group of Mineral containg Carbonate anion.
- 17. Which Subsystem is the thin gaseous layer that envelopes the lithosphere.
- 19. It is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
- 20. This theory implies that the universe started from a point of singularity.
- 21. A combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter.
- 22. Group of Mineral containing Oxygen anion.
- 23. Heat within the earth.
- 26. Is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed.
- 30. A hypothesis that is Proposed by Emanual Swedenborg (1734).
- 32. Is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H 2O.
- 34. A measure of the resistance of a mineral.
- 38. Property of a mineral that exhibit broken surfaces that are irregular and non-planar.
- 41. Is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
- 43. The depth interval in which source rock can actively generate mobile oil.
- 45. Is the property of some minerals to break along parallel repetitive planes.