In The Beginning
Taking Shape
A Lotta Sol
Birth of the Earth
You're How Old?!
Fitting the Pieces Together
Rock and Roll
In a Mine
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This is what science states existed before the Big Bang.
Nothing
250
This stellar nursery cloud of dust and gas that begins the process of formation of objects in the universe.
Nebula
250
The sun formed at the heart of this swirling cloud of condensing gas and dust.
Accretion Disk
250
This is the approximate age of planet Earth.
4.6 billion years
250
This is the chart that is used to breakdown Earth's lengthy history by examining changes in both fossils and stratigraphy.
Geologic Time Scale
250
This is the theory that suggests that Earth's continents sit on plates that are constantly in motion.
Plate Tectonic Theory
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This is the underground substance igneous rock forms from.
Magma
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Minerals have several important physical properties. This property is the least effective to use when trying to identify a mineral.
Color
500
In the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang, this process began causing the universe to expand.
Inflation
500
This is the process by which gravity allows larger objects to absorb the material of smaller objects.
Accretion
500
This is the main element that makes up the sun.
Hydrogen
500
This step of Earth's formation created the core, mantle, and crust by separating heavier elements from lighter ones.
Differentiation
500
This is the process used to arrange events in an order that uses exact numeric values.
Absolute Dating
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Plates that interact by moving toward each other have this type of boundary.
Convergent
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This geologic feature is where most visible igneous rock is formed.
Volcano
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This is a minerals resistance to external force.
Hardness
750
The universe's size is currently doing this.
Expanding
750
This is the process by which objects form in an accretion disk.
Condensation
750
This is the process that combines hydrogen into helium.
Nuclear Fusion
750
This stage of Earth's formation brought the first drops of water to the planet.
Cratering
750
This is the process of creating a general order of events.
Relative Dating
750
Plates that move away from one another interact at this boundary type.
Divergent
750
This type of rock is formed from the breakdown of other existing rock.
Sedimentary Rock
750
This property describes how a mineral reacts to light.
Luster
1000
This is the "echo" of energy left behind after the Big Bang.
CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background)
1000
This is a swirling collection of dust and gas that will eventually become a solar system.
Accretion Disk
1000
This is the process that moves energy from the sun's core to the photosphere.
Convection
1000
This stage of Earth's formation helped to create both the atmosphere and the oceans.
Flooding
1000
This technique of dating organic material is only effective up to about 50,000 years.
Carbon-14 Dating
1000
Earthquakes happen primarily at this type of boundary.
Transform
1000
This type of rock is made by adding heat and pressure to pre-existing rock.
Metamorphic Rock
1000
This property is the more effective way to identify a mineral's color.
Streak
1250
Jim Parsons, Kalee Cuoco, and Johnny Galecki star in this CBS comedy that ran for 12 seasons.
The Big Bang Theory
1250
This is what forms at the center of an accretion disk.
A star
1250
These are the two forms of energy the sun releases.
Radiation and heat
1250
This is the most used source of evidence for the age of the Earth.
Meteorites
1250
This is an event that marks a drastic decline in the population of living things on Earth.
Mass Extinction Event
1250
This is the name of the large singular landmass that was once made up by all of the continents.
Pangaea
1250
This type of rock is created from magma or lava.
Igneous Rock
1250
This is the name of a mineral that has been cleaned, polished, and cut into a specific shape.
Gemstone
1500
This is the term, coined by Edwin Hubble, to show how objects are moving away from each other.
Red Shift
1500
This is the term given to the set of stars and planets that form from an accretion disk.
Solar System
1500
This is a massive release of solar energy that can cause damage to natural and man-made systems on Earth.
Solar Flare or CME (Coronal Mass Ejection)
1500
This is the name given to the planetary object that is believed to have struck the Earth and helped to create the Moon.
Theia
1500
This is the study of the different layers of rock.
Stratigraphy
1500
This is the theory supported by the creation of new ocean floor.
Seafloor Spreading
1500
This system shows how each type of rock becomes another type of rock.
Rock cycle
1500
This is the hardest substance known to man.
Diamond
2000
This is the person responsible for the Big Bang theory.
Georges Lemaitre
2000
This is the person responsible for the Nebular Theory
Pierre-Simon de LaPlace
2000
This is the chart that shows the different types of energy released by solar activity.
Electromagnetic Spectrum.
2000
This is the most important force when it comes to planet formation.
Gravity
2000
This letter represents the youngest layer in this strata sample.
E (I)
2000
This is the scientist responsible for the plate tectonic theory (originally called continental drift)
Alfred Wegener
2000
This is the process that breaks down rock.
Weathering
2000
This is a mineral that has a hardness of 7, a white streak, and can have a variety of colors including clear, purple, and rose.
Quartz