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Formation of the Solar System
Formation of the Solar System
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1
Which occurs first?
Formation of gas giants
Formation of planetesimals
Formation of terrestrial planets
2
Why are the inner planets made of higher density elements?
Nuclear Fusion
Their elements have higher melting points.
The solar wind
Their elements have lower melting points.
3
Which event occurs first?
Interstellar Cloud Collapses
Cloud starts rotating
Matter Condenses
Nuclear Fusion Begins
4
Orbital paths are often _________________.
Fast
Slow
Circular
Elliptical
5
Which occurs first?
Formation of a star
Formation of planetesimals
Formation of terrestrial planets
Formation of gas giants
6
Newton developed a law to explain ________________.
Gravity
Orbital Paths
The formation of the solar system
A model for the solar system
7
Kepler developed laws to explain ________________.
Gravity
The formation of the solar system
Orbital Paths
A model for the solar system
8
Why are the outer planets made of gases and ice?
Nuclear Fusion
They are made of lighter elements with low meeting points.
They are made of heavy elements with low melting points.
They are made of light elements with high melting points.
9
Why does the rotating disk of gas and dust spin faster as it collapses?
The mass decreases
The density decreases
Centripetal Force
Collisions between matter
10
According to Kepler, as an object nears the central object it is rotating, its speed will ____.
decrease
increase
retrograde
stay the same
11
Which process occurs to provide a start with its energy?
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Fission
Chemical Bonding
Chemical Reactions
12
The modern model of the solar system is _____________________.
Copernicusish
Heliocentric
Newtonian
Geocentric
13
Which occurs first?
Formation of terrestrial planets
Formation of gas giants
14
What causes different elements and compounds to form based on their distance from a star?
Temperature Gradients
Nuclear Fusion
Density Gradients
Rotating Disc
15
Which observation is responsible for the development of the modern model of the solar system?
Forward Motion
Actual Motion
Backward Motion
Retrograde Motion
16
Copernicus developed a model for _________________.
Retrograde motion
A geocentric solar system
Ellipses
A heliocentric solar system
17
Which transformation takes place in a star?
Hydrogen is turned into neon
Helium is turned into hydrogen
Hydrogen is turned into more hydrogen
Hydrogen is turned into helium
