Solar System Star Formation Galaxies

According to the Big Bang theory, when did the universe begin?

• 100 billion years ago

• 13.8 billion years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 1 billion years ago

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What happened to the universe after the Big Bang?

• It expanded and cooled down

• It expanded and heated up

• It shrank and cooled down

• It shrank and heated up

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

How did galaxies, stars, and planets form?

• They were always there

• They formed from a giant cloud of gas and dust

• They were created by a supernova explosion

• They formed from a collision between two black holes

When did our solar system form?

• 100 billion years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 1 billion years ago

• 13.8 billion years ago

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

What caused the collapse of the solar nebula?

• Gravity

• Solar wind

• Supernova explosion

• Passing star

What did the solar nebula form into?

• Planets and moons

• Protoplanets

• Stars

• Gas giants

Which planets formed from heavier materials like rock and metal?

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mercury and Venus

• Uranus and Neptune

• Earth and Mars

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What shaped the solar system we see today?

• Solar wind

• Collisions between planets and other bodies

• Supernova explosion

• Gravity