Solar Nebula Theory Beginnings
Solar Nebula
Kepler's Laws
Vocabulary
More Key Terms and Ideas
100
When this contracts, the temperature and rotation increase.
What is a nebula
100
The more of this there is in a planet or planetismal, the stronger the gravitational pull
What is mass
100
The greater the _____ the more oval like, or odd, the orbit becomes
What is eccentricity
100
A full trip along an orbit is a ________
What is revolution
200
The nebula _______ into a disk as rotatation continues
What is flattens?
200
This force reshapes protoplanets into spherical planets
What is gravity
200
This law states that planets orbit in elliptical paths
What is Kepler's First Law
300
For this process to begin, the temperature must increase to reach the critical temperature
What is fusion
300
Gravity and the rotation of Jovian planets form disks around the planets and these form
What are moons
300
This says that any objects that have the same orbit areas will take the same amount of time to orbit the area
What is Kepler's Second Law
300
The length of time (years) it takes for a planet to orbit the sun.
What is period
400
Heavier elements are ________ to the sun. Lighter elements are further from the sun
Where is closer
400
This law states that if you know the length of time an object takes to orbit the sun you know the distance the object is traveling.
What is Kepler's Third Law
400
The spinning of an object on its axis
What is rotation
500
In this process dust and particles collide and stick together
What is accretion
500
This cleared the solar system of dust and gas. This means no more planets can form.
What are solar winds
500
The path a body follows as it travels around another body in space is its ____
What is orbit
500
This is hotter closer to the sun and cooler further from the sun
What is temperature
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