Earth Science

5. theory that says planets were captured by the gravity of the sun
9. study of celestial objects
12. sediment is removed from its place of origin by running water or winds
15. clastic sediments are deposited
16. q_a_k epoch
20. metamorphism where rocks are getting cooked
25. many minerals have similar c__or
28. outermost layer of the earth
29. r____ era, in big bang theory
30. igneous and sedimentary rocks that undergo intense heat and pressure resulting to complete change
31. the earths axis is ___ perpendicular to its orbital plane
32. the mantle is 68% by _____
33. hardest mineral
35. cloud g__ c____ theory
36. metamorphism where rocks undergo increased temperatures and pressures
38. formed ont he surface of the earth, either on water or land
39. rocks are classified into ______ categories
40. part of the mantle that flows
45. p_____ collision theory
47. ____ rocks are formed by the solidification of magma
48. the big bang theory is credited to Edwin ____
49. theory that says our sun burst one day and all our planets came form it
52. state theory that says the univers is not changing over time
53. l_p__n epoch
54. mineral's amount and quality of the light it reflects from its surface

1. p__nc_ epoch
2. liquid core
3. hypothesis that says the sun and its planets supposedly condensed out of swirling eddies of cold, dark, interstellar clouds of gas and dust
4. the continental crust is composed mostly of _____
6. study of the universe as a whole
7. g_l__t_c epoch
8. minerals are _______ in origin
10. _____ water cant support life
11. disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces
13. the oceanic crust consists of volcanic lava rock called _____
14. first element in the universe
17. the mantle is 82% by ________
18. h_dr__ epoch
19. rocks are classified as to how they are ______
21. minerals are building blocks of _____
22. second element in the universe
23. s____ collision theory
24. cool, rigid, brittle
26. epoch where the sungularity expanded in big bang theory
27. crunch theory that says the universe could collapse to the state where it began and then initiate another big bang
34. thickest layer of the earth
37. solid core
41. rocks are made up of ________ elements
42. mineral's h__n__ss. some minerals are soft
43. the earth is i______d 23.5 degrees
44. minerals are _________ occuring
46. boundary between solid lithosphere and liquid asthenosphere
50. m____ era, in big bang theory
51. softest mineral
52. mineralogists also test a mineral for the color of its powder