In the vastness of space
This theory states all matter started as a hot dense point and expanded in all directions.
What is... Big Bang Theory
The process of intense heat and pressure that combines 2 nuclei into 1. A lot of heat and energy is released.
What is... Nuclear Fusion
What is Kepler's 1st law of planetary motion?
What is... Law of Ellipses
List Earth's Layers from LEAST dense to MOST dense.
What is... Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
This theory states that all continents were once together than came apart over millions of years.
What is... Theory of Continental Drift
This Law states that the farther away something is from us in space, the faster it is moving away.
What is... Hubble's Law
Most Stars spend their lives in this stage of their lifecycle
Our planet orbits around 2 foci, one is a point in space what is the other?
What is... The Sun
This type of wave can ONLY move through solids.
What is... S Waves
Earth's crust is broken up into many of these that slowly move and interact over time.
What is... Tectonic Plates
These were the first 2 elements created after the Big Bang.
Hydrogen and Helium
The hottest stars are what color?
What is... Blue
What is Kepler's 2nd Law of Planetary Motion?
What is... Law of Equal Areas/Equal Times
This type of dating uses actual numbers to find the age of something.
What is.... Absolute/Radiometric Dating
This layer of Earth is broken up into many "plates" that move around.
What is... Lithosphere
This is the leftover light and radiation from the Big Bang.
What is... Cosmic Microwave Background
Our star will enter this stage of its lifecycle when it runs out of Hydrogen
What is... Red Giant
What is it called when Earth is farthest from the sun?
What is... Parhelion
The Original element which decays over time is known as...
What is... Parent Element
This type of landform is only created by divergent plate boundaries.
What is... Ridge
What do we observe when something is moving away from us in space?
What is... Redshift
An H-R Diagram classifies stars on these 2 things.
What is... Luminosity (brightness) and Temperature
The planets in our solar system are organized by what?
This is the name of a radioactive atom which has either too many, or too few Neutrons.
What is... Isotope
This term refers to how thick lava is
What is... Viscosity