Solar System Formation

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How old is our solar system? Options: 4.6 billion years, 13.8 billion years, 6,000 years, 15,000 years

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4.6 billion years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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What celestial body eventually evolved into our modern solar system? Options: a nebula, a supernova, a quasar, a galaxy

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a nebula

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Smaller particles collecting together into larger and larger objects is called . . .

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accretion

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The Nebular Theory is:

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A theory on how the solar system was formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A nebula starts to collapse because of:

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Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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As a nebula collapses it also begins:

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Rotate

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The group of inner planets are known as:

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The Terrestrial Planets

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What caused the lighter elements to leave the terrestrial planets?

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Heat from the Sun

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The group of outer planets are known as:

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The Gas Giants

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The shape of the planets and dwarf planets after accumulating all their material is: Irregular, A Sphere, An Oval, A disk

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A Sphere