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Duplicate of The Formation of Our Solar System
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DE 6-8 Earth and Space Science Techbook Our Solar System The Formation of Our Solar System
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1
Which planet is one of the gas giants?
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Venus
2
Our ____________________is made up of the planets and their moons all in orbit around the Sun.
milky way
galaxy
solar system
universe
3
What is a nebula?
a planet in our solar system
a cloud of gas and dust
a moon
the death of a star
4
As a new star gains mass, its gravitational pull ______.
disappears
explodes
decreases
increases
5
Energy and particles sent out from the Sun in a steady stream are called:
Accretion waves
Radiation waves
Solar flares
Stellar winds
6
As particles travel around a newborn star they collide and clump together in a process called _
planetesimalizing
accretion
collision
nuclear fusion
7
Some of the matter that did not go into making the sun condensed into the ______.
nebula
planets
asteroids
helium
8
What is forming in the accretion disk away from the center?
Planetesimals
Nebula
Planets
Protoplanets
9
The inner planets are __ because this matter condensed at hotter temperatures closer to the sun
hydrogen
rocky
carbon
gaseous
10
Which of these planets has the longest orbit?
Earth
Mercury
Neptune
Mars
11
Which planets do not have a solid surface?
planet fitness
red planets
terrestrial planets
jovian planets
12
In order for a ____ to form, gases in space must come together in a dense, rotating cloud.
star
satellite
asteroid
ring
13
The more mass an object has, the greater its _________.
nebulas
spinning
acceleration
gravitational pull
14
Analysis of nitrogen and oxygen show the planets are made of _______.
slightly different materials
greatly different materials
15
The orbits of all planets are ______.
elliptical
hyperbolic
rectangular
parabolic
16
When an object orbits another object, it is said to _______________________.
revolve
rotate
spin
sway
17
Which of these planets is solid and rocky?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
18
The solar system formed when a cloud of dust and gas collapsed under its own gravity to form _
nuclear fusion
the accretion
comets
the sun
19
Collisions within the accretion disk allow material to group together into objects called:
Asteroids
Stars
Planetesimals
Protoplanets
20
A planet beyond our solar system that orbits an ordinary star is called an:
Exoplanet
Asteroid
Moon
Planetesmimals
21
The farther away a planet, the ____ it takes to make a revolution around the sun.
longer
heavier
planet
shorter
22
Which of these planets has the shortest orbit?
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
23
The planet compositions are different depending on how close they are to the ____.
Earth
moon
sun
nebula
24
Stars are made of _______.
cheese and gravy
hydrogen and gold
hydrogen and helium
helium and boron
25
What is a supernova?
a planet in our solar system
another word for black hole
a cloud of gas and dust
the death of a star
26
Gases and dust collect in large gas clouds called _______.
oceans
moons
accretion
nebulae (plural of nebula)
27
Which planets have a longer orbit?
outer planets
inner planets
stars
inner peaks
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Which two gases make up the majority of a nebula?
Only hydrogen
Hydrogen and oxygen
Hydrogen and boron
Hydrogen and helium
