CH 20 -Solar System Formation-Dotson

Einstein developed an equation that changed ideas about the sun's energy source by equating

The inner planets are _____ while the outer planets are _____.

High Temps on Venus are because of

Which planet has the hottest surface

Average distance the AU is based on is

I will study 20-1, 20-2, 20-3, 20-4 directed readings

The density of the interior of the Earth increases as you move from the crust to the core

part of the sun we see from Earth

The crust is not as dense as the core

The formula that shows that matter can change into energy is.

Our Sun is currently fusing...

Almost all the mass of the solar nebula became the sun

In a younger solar system, new material is added to planets bc

thin layer below the corona on the sun

The sun is mostly made of hydrogen and

All stars begin as a nebula, which is _________.

According to the Universal Law of Gravitation, as distance between two mass increases...

Nuclear fusion releases small amounts of energy

When small nuclei join to make another nucleus

In a young solar system, new materials are added to planets by impacts of smaller objects

If you twirl a short piece of string above your head it will move slower than if you twirled a long piece of string

spinning of a planet on its axis is a revolution

According to the Universal Law of Gravitation, as the mass of an object decreases...

The path a planet follow when it travels around the sun

The asteroid belt is found between.....

What is the second planet from the Sun?

Kepler's 1st Law states that all planets orbit the Sun in a(n) ____ shape.

As a nebula cloud collapses in on itself, dust and gas particles move at a __ the temperature at the center of the cloud

Planets that form close to the sun will have higher density

Which planet is the smallest

What planet is this?

Planets move faster when...

The star is "born" when.....

One rotation = ____