The Formation of the Solar System

What is the name of the hypothesis that explains the formation of the solar system?

• Big Bang Theory

• Nebular Hypothesis

• Plate Tectonics

• Evolution Theory

What event is believed to have triggered the collapse of the solar nebula?

• A volcanic eruption

• A supernova

• An earthquake

• A tsunami

What formed at the center of the rotating disk of gas and dust?

• A black hole

• A galaxy

• The protosun

• A comet

What process allows the Sun to produce energy and "turn on"?

• Photosynthesis

• Nuclear fusion

• Combustion

• Evaporation

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What are the small clumps that formed from particles in the disk called?

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Planetesimals

• Meteors

Which type of planets formed close to the Sun where it was very hot?

• Gas giants

• Ice giants

• Rocky planets

• Dwarf planets

Which of the following planets is a gas giant?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

What are the planets called that formed farther from the Sun where it was colder?

• Rocky planets

• Gas giants

• Ice giants

• Dwarf planets

How did moons form around planets according to the nebular hypothesis?

• By volcanic activity

• By being captured by a planet's gravity

• By splitting from the Sun

• By colliding with asteroids

What are some of the leftover materials from the solar system formation?

• Stars and galaxies

• Oceans and mountains

• Asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets

• Clouds and rain