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Formation of Solar System
Terrestrial Planets
Jovian Planets
Space Debris
Miscellaneous
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What is the name of the theory that explains the formation of the solar system?
Nebular
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Which planets are terrestrial?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
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Which planets are Jovian?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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Where are asteroids found?
Between Mars and Jupiter
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How old is the solar system?
4.6 Billion Years Old
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What is a nebula?
cloud of gas and dust
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What forms of water exist on Earth? be specific with names
gaseous water vapor, liquid water, solid ice
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Which planet's axis of rotation is parallel to the plane of its orbit?
Uranus
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How far away is the Oort Cloud from the Sun?
+5,000 AU 5,000 - 100,000 AU away
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Identify a dwarf planet
Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Haumea
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What force allowed planets and moons to retain an atmosphere?
Gravity
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Why does Mercury have such extreme temperatures?
very thin atmopshere
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Which planet has the Giant Red Spot? What is it in reality?
Jupiter; cyclonic storm
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Of the following terms, which orbit the sun? asteroid, comet, meteor, meteorite
asteroid and comet
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clockwise or counterclockwise, which direction do planets orbit the Sun?
counterclockwise
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What two conditions allow for the creation of a protostar at the center of a nebula?
compression/compaction due to gravity, heat
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Why is Venus so hot?
thick carbon dioxide atmosphere creates extreme greenhouse conditions
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Which planets have ring systems?
Saturn is most prominent, but all Jovian planets have some ring system
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How did solar system get all of this space debris?
Remnants of the formation of solar system
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A day on Saturn takes 10 Earth hours. What would explain this short day?
rotation is faster for Saturn
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Write out in order of occurrence: accretion disk, protostar, planetesimal,nebula, solar system
1. nebula 2. protostar 3. accretion disk 4. planetesimal 5. solar system
500
Based on inferences, what color do you expect Olympus Mons to be?
Red because it is on Mars
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Which planet has the strongest magnetic field?
Jupiter
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Why does Earth experience repeated meteor showers annually?
Earth passes through area in space littered with space debris
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Identify all major and minor components of the solar system
Star (sun), planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids