Origins of the Universe
One accepted theory of the creation of the universe is called the __________ ___________ Theory
Big Bang
The sun is ___________ earths wide.
100 earths
Our Solar System is located in what star cluster in the Milky Way?
Orion Star Cluster
Name two planets in the Terrestrial category.
Mercury, Venus, Earth or Mars
How many billions of years ago did the universe begin?
13.7 billion years ago
The sun acts as a giant ____________ keeping all the planets in orbit.
Magnet
Our Solar System is split into how many categories?
Two
Name two planets in the Jovian category.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune
The universe formed in stages. Each of these stages of the universe were called _____________.
Epochs
The strong pockets of magnetism on the sun are known as_____________.
Sunspots
Name the category that the planets have rocky surfaces, are solid and have few moons.
Terrestrial
Jupiter and Saturn are known as ___________ Giants.
Gas
The beginning of the universe was to hot to form life, this was known as the ________________ Era.
Radiation
The sun gets it's ___________ from being 91% hydrogen.
Fuel
Name the category that the planets have no solid surface, support ring systems and have multiple moons.
Jovian
Uranus and Neptune are known as __________ Giants.
Ice
In Matter Era of the universe these elements became the building blocks for the planets, moons and life.
Helium and Hydrogen
The center of the sun can reach how many degrees Fahrenheit?
27 million degrees Fahrenheit
The end of our Solar System is located in the ___________ Cloud.
Oort Cloud
Name the dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, that at one time was considered our ninth planet.
Pluto