Nebular Theory

• all planets and most satellites have orbits going in the same ​ (a)   , in nearly the same ​ (b)  

• direction
• plane
• orbit
• frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the Sun and most of the ​ (a)   rotate in the same direction

• planets
• comets
• asteroids
• meteoroids

large bodies in the solar system have ​ (a)   motions

• orderly
• smooth
• inconsistent
• boring
• quick

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) terrestrial planets

,

(b) Jovian planets

• small

• many moons

• large

• hydrogen-rich

• farther out

• rocky

• many rings

• near the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) comets

,

(b) asteroids

• populate Oort Cloud

• concentrated between Mars and Jupiter

• small and rocky

• made of rock and metal

• small and icy

• made of ice, dust, and rock

• populate Kuiper Belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) comets

,

(b) asteroids

• populate Kuiper Belt

• concentrated between Mars and Jupiter

• made of rock and metal

• made of ice, dust, and rock

• small and icy

• small and rocky

• populate Oort Cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Notable exception: planets with ​ (a)   axis tilts or surprisingly ​ (b)   moons

• unusual
• large
• creepy
• bright

Notable exception: moons with unusual ​ (a)  

• orbits
• sizes
• textures
• compositions

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NOT something the Nebular Theory must account for

• Large bodies in the solar system have orderly motions.

• Planets fall into two main categories.

• Asteroids and comets are spread out in the solar system.

• the notable exceptions to the general trends

It is proposed that our solar system formed from a giant, ​ (a)   interstellar cloud of ​ (b)   and dust known as a ​ (c)  

• swirling
• gas
• nebula
• steady
• still
• supernova
• ice