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Formation of the Solar System
Formation of the Solar System
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Quiz on the components of our solar system and the processes and steps as to how it was formed.
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Hydrogen and helium are _____________ in the solar system.
Not existant
Abundant
Close to our star
Rare
2
What percentage of our Solar System is Hydrogen?
27%
99%
71%
2%
3
Little pieces of liquid or solid combine to form planets in a process called...
Gravitation
Planetesimal
Accretion
Condensation
4
Heavier elements are _______________ in the solar system.
Not existant
Close to the sun
Abundant
Far from the sun
5
How did the sun form in the middle of the nebula?
Decreased heat and pressure
Increased heat and pressure
6
These two previous facts explain...
Why planets revolve on the same plane
Why planets rotate same way
Why terrestrial planets are different than Jovian
Why planets revolve in same way
7
The asteroid belt is between what two planets?
Earth and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Neptune
Earth and Mars
8
What may have caused an interstellar gas cloud to collapse?
They always collapse
A black hole
Another sun
Supernova
9
Jovian planets underwent what process after accretion?
Quasar
Condensation
Supernova
Nebular Capture
10
What happens to circular motion when mass is moved into the center?
Changes back and forth
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
11
Which planet does not rotate the same direction as the other planets?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
12
The moon and planets all are in a 'straight line' in the sky. This straight line is called
The ecliptic
Interstellar cloud
The protoplanetary disk
The celestial sphere
13
Our solar system is composed mostly of this element:
Hydrogen
Helium
Nitrogen
Oxygen
14
How cool is Neil Tyson Degrasse?
He's not that cool
When are we gonna watch another Cosmos?
Cooler than absolute zero
15
Which of the following is not a Jovial planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
16
What is the previous question's concept called?
Conservation of Speed
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Mass
17
How do you organize a space party?
You plan it
You make fun of Uranus for being 'different'
You shame Pluto
18
This picture helps explain...
Where stuff came from
Why the protoplanetary disk is FLAT
Why the protoplanetary disk is made of hydrogen
Why the interstellar gas cloud collapses
19
What happens when you wish upon a star?
Jiminy Cricket grants them
Your dreams die
A unicorn gallops over a rainbow
20
Picture 'A' is called what?
Protosun
Accretion
Interstellar Cloud
Protoplanetary Disk
21
All planets revolve around the sun...
On different planes
In different directions
On the same plane
At the same speed
22
What is the outermost belt of icy bodies outside of Neptune called?
Asteroid Belt
Eris
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
23
Why are there interstellar gas clouds in the first place?
Always there
Supernova
Black hole
