Nebular Theory Review

Question 1

The furthest TRUE planet in our solar system is Neptune

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which planets are swirling liquid centers, dense gasses outside, and no hard surfaces?

Accepted Answer

Jovian Planets

Question 3

Which process COMBINES atoms and produces extremely high temperatures and energy?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear FUSION

Question 4

Which planets below are examples of JOVIAN planets?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter and Saturn

Question 5

The dense mass in the center eventually forms the SUN

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Which planets of the solar system are ROCKY outside and MOLTEN inside?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 7

Which of the planets are ICE GIANTS?

Accepted Answer

Neptune and Uranus

Question 8

Which planets in our solar system are GAS GIANTS?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter and Saturn

Question 9

Which of these is true about Nebular Theory?

Accepted Answer

It explains the creation of the Solar System

Question 10

Planetesimals eventually form Planets

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

What force pulls the dust and gas of a Nebula inward into a spinning disk?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 12

Once the nebula turns into a disk, most of the mass exists OUTSIDE the disk

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which of these planets experience HIGHER temperatures?

Accepted Answer

Terrestrial Planets

Question 14

Temperatures go up in a spinning nebula

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Which planets in our solar system are TERRESTRIAL?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

Question 16

What is the definition of a NEBULA

Accepted Answer

Gas and dust from a star in a dense cloud

Question 17

Nuclear Fusion occurs in the Sun

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Which is the FIRST part of Nebular Theory?

Accepted Answer

Star casts off dust and gas as it dies

Question 19

Planetesimals eventually form Stars

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Which planets could NOT we land a space ship on?

Accepted Answer

Jovian planets

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