Formation of the Solar System

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Scientists were able to observe how the solar system is formed.

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False

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A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested

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hypothesis

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What do we call the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space?

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orbit

Front

Any object with mass experiences gravity.

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True

Front

Why do astronauts bounce so high on the moon?

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The moon has less gravity.

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What is the name given to a cloud of dust and gas in space?

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nebula

Front

A nebula is a

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cloud of dust and gas.

Front

Do all planets orbit the sun in the same plane?

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False

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All the planets in the solar system orbit the sun in

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the same direction

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The sun and all the planets spin on their axis in the same direction except: Venus and Jupitar, Uranus and Mars, Venus and Uranus, Uranus and Mercury

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Venus and Uranus