The Solar System Part II

Multiple Choice

Asteroids orbit in a broad band called the asteroid belt which is located between the orbits of

• Mercury and Earth

• Mars and Earth

• Earth and Jupiter

• Mars and Jupiter

Fill in the Blanks

Asteroids are

, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system.

Multiple Choice

The solar system formed ___ billion years ago (bya).

• 4.6

• 5.6

• 6.6

• 7.6

Multiple Choice

The total mass of all the asteroids combined is __ than that of Earth's moon.

• less

• equal

• more

Match

Match the Stages with their correct Images:

Stage: A

Stage: B

Stage:

Stage:D

Stage: E

• Stage: A

• Stage: B

• Stage:

• Stage:D

• Stage: E

Multiple Select

Condensation theory builds on the Nebular theory by including the effects of which of the following?

• Dust

• Solar heating

• Temperature

• Material type

Match

Match the following

• rocky.

• terrestrial planets

• farther out.

• hot inner regions of the solar system

Terrestrial planets are

Formed in the hot inner regions of the solar nebula

Solar nebula was cooler

Location where only rocky and metallic materials condensed out

• Terrestrial planets are

• Formed in the hot inner regions of the solar nebula

• Solar nebula was cooler

• Location where only rocky and metallic materials condensed out

Multiple Choice

According to ___ , the Jovian planets formed directly and very rapidly through the instabilities in the nebular disk.

• Condensation theory

• Nebular Theory

• Core Accretion theory

• gravitational instability theory

Multiple Choice

Why did the rocky planetesimals in the asteroid belt never coalesced into a planet?

• They were not big enough

• Because of their proximity to Earth.

• They were too far away from the Sun.

• Jupiter's gravity was to strong.

• Jupiter's gravity was to strong.