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The Formation of Our Solar System
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
The more mass an object has, the greater its _________.
spinning
nebulas
acceleration
gravitational pull
2
The planet compositions are different depending on how close they are to the ____.
sun
Earth
nebula
moon
3
Which of these planets is solid and rocky?
Uranus
Saturn
Venus
Neptune
4
Which planet is one of the gas giants?
Earth
Coruscant
moon
Jupiter
5
As particles travel around a newborn star they collide and clump together in a process called _
accretion
planetesimalizing
collision
nuclear fusion
6
Analysis of nitrogen and oxygen show the planets are made of _______.
greatly different materials
slightly different materials
7
What is a nebula?
a moon
a planet in our solar system
the death of a star
a cloud of gas and dust
8
Some of the matter that did not go into making the sun condensed into the ______.
sonic boom
nebula
helium
planets
9
The orbits of all planets are ______.
parabolic
shark-shaped
elliptical
rectangular
10
The solar system formed when a cloud of dust and gas collapsed under its own gravity to form _
nuclear fusion
comets
the accretion
the sun
11
Which planets do not have a solid surface?
inner planets
planet fitness
outer planets
red planets
12
Which planets have a longer orbit?
inner peaks
stars
inner planets
outer planets
13
Stars are made of _______.
hydrogen and gold
hydrogen and helium
helium and boron
cheese and gravy
14
What is a supernova?
a planet in our solar system
the death of a star
a cloud of gas and dust
another word for black hole
15
The inner planets are __ because this matter condensed at hotter temperatures closer to the sun
hydrogen
gaseous
carbon
rocky
16
Gases and dust from stars collect in large gas clouds called _______.
moons
accretion
nebulae (plural of nebula)
oceans
17
In order for a ____ to form, gases in space must come together in a dense, rotating cloud.
asteroid
satellite
ring
star
18
When an object orbits another object, it is said to _______________________.
spin
rotate
sway
revolve
19
Gas clouds called _____ provided the raw material that became the first stars.
planets
nebulas
accretion
nuclei
20
As a protostar gains mass, its gravitational pull ______.
explodes
disappears
decreases
increases
21
The farther away a planet, the ____ it takes to make a revolution around the sun.
planet
heavier
longer
shorter
22
Which of these planets has the longest orbit?
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Mercury
23
Our ____________________is made up of the planets and their moons all in orbit around the Sun.
universe
galaxy
solar system
milky way
