The Nebular Theory/Solar System 1
The Universe
Nebular Theory/ Solar System 2
Planets
SUPER HARD QUESTIONS
100
A giant cloud of gas and dust is called a
Nebula
100
How many years ago did the Big Bang occur?
14 Billion Years
100
What was the first planet to form?
Jupiter
100
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered the inner _________ planets
Rocky
100
A stars extremely bright, explosive death
a Supernova
200
In the third step of the nebular theory the nebula begin to _________.
Spin
200
What are the first two atoms formed?
Hydrogen and Helium
200
What is our galaxy called
The milky way
200
Uranus and Neptune are known as
Ice Giants
200
AU stands for
astronomical units
300
This concept explains how our solar system was formed
The Nebular theory
300
Stars that cluster together then become
Galaxies
300
How did water get on Earth
Jupiter sent a water-rich asteroid our way during the grand tack
300
List the planets in order from closest to farthest from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto)
300
Name one famous person Ms. Johnson likes?
Answers may vary
400
The driving force that pulls everything together in space
Gravity
400
This Red Shift is an example of what?
The Doppler Effect
400
What is the purpose of studying meteorites in understanding the solar system?
It allows us to determine the age of our solar system
400
The ______ from the sun is the primary reason for the four inner "rocky" planets and the four outer gaseous planet.
What is Heat
400
Gas and dust at the center of the disk becomes so hot and dense that nuclear fusion begins and the sun it born is called what era?
Solar Birth Era
500
When two nuceli come together and energy is released it is called (Powers a Star)
Nuclear Fushion
500
100 million-150 million year time frame where there was no light in the universe
The Dark Age
500
Jupiter formed at 3.5 AU, migrated inward to 1.5 AU, then reversed course due to capturing Saturn in an orbital resonance, eventually settling near its current orbit at 5.2 AU is called
The Grand Tack
500
By pulling rocky objects outward and deflecting icy objects Jupiter helped form the what?
The asteroid belt
500
Do you best impression of Ms. Johnson
Answer may vary