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Solar Nebula Theory
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In a star, nuclear fusion joins atoms of
hydrogen
uranium
iron
helium
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When the nebula begins to contract due to gravity the ____________ rises.
fission
magnetism
temperature
nebula
3
The amount of matter in the solar nebula that was used to make the sun was
.1%
99.9%
75%
90%
4
A huge cloud of dust and gas that is the location for star formation is known as
Red Giant
Protoplanet
Planetesimal
Nebula
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The Solar Nebula Hypothesis explains
How our sun and planets formed
Mixed orbit direction of planets
How the universe formed
How the Milky Way formed
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What force draws matter together into a dense central core?
Gravity
Inertia
Magnetism
Fusion
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Planetestimals collided to form protoplanets through the process of
nebulae
fission
accretion
fusion
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What caused the solar nebula to condense, spin, and contract?
Nearby supernova exploded
protoplanets
planetesimals
Red Giant grew larger
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Which of the following did not occur during the formation of the solar system?
Planetesimals colliding
Sun splitting
Earth melting
Nebula spinning
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Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects and is due to their
mass
height
nebula
gas