Formation of the Solar System

Question 1

Which other layer along with the radiative zone makes up the other part of the solar envelope?

Accepted Answer

convective zone

Question 2

Which layer of the Earth has the lowest density?

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 3

The sunspots are known to be found in which layer of the sun?

Accepted Answer

photosphere

Question 4

The center of the Earth is called the ___, just like the center of the sun.

Accepted Answer

core

Question 5

Fusion is the process where_____.

Accepted Answer

atoms fuse together

Question 6

The outer most layer of the sun is known as the...

Accepted Answer

corona

Question 7

A cooler region on the surface of the sun is known as a ______________________.

Accepted Answer

sunspot

Question 8

Is our planet a rocky one or a gas planet?

Accepted Answer

rocky

Question 9

Sunspots are areas that are actually ___ than the areas surrounding it.

Accepted Answer

cooler

Question 10

The sunspot cycle and the magnetic poles of the sun reverse in ___year cycles.

Accepted Answer

11

Question 11

Has the Earth had more than one atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 12

What created most of the oxygen on our planet?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

Question 13

In the solar system pressure is the balance to _______________.

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 14

A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space is known as...

Accepted Answer

nebula

Question 15

What FIRST created the Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

volcanic activity

Question 16

The force that governs the sun is ____.

Accepted Answer

magnetism

Question 17

Which step is NOT one of the steps needed to form a solar system?

Accepted Answer

A star explodes

Question 18

What is the force that opposes gravity?

Accepted Answer

pressure

Question 19

What gas is 78% of our Earth's atmosphere made of?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

Question 20

The least dense layer of the Earth is the....

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 21

The Earth is made of __ main layers.

Accepted Answer

3

Question 22

What pulls a solar nebula together?

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 23

The oxygen in the early atmosphere was generated by the process of.....

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

Question 24

What type of energy powers the sun?

Accepted Answer

fusion

Question 25

All of the sun's energy is made in the ___.

Accepted Answer

core

Formation of the Solar System

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Formation of the Solar System

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