The Solar System and the Nebular Theory
Authored by Lisa Thompson
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the FIRST event in the formation of the solar system?
About 4.5 billion years ago pieces of rock and ice accumulate more material until they grow into planets and moons.
About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of stellar dust or nebula exists within the Milky Way.
None of the above.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of stellar dust or nebula exists within the Milky Way. What happened next?
Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse.
The energy enriched nebula begins to contract further due to gravity.
Supernova of a nearby star occurs.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse. Then what?
Supernova of a nearby star occurs.
The energy enriched nebula begins to contract further due to gravity.
The nebula begins to spin and flatten.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Gravity causes light gases to move to the center while heavier materials and ice stay in outer areas. Then what?
The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.
A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.
The nebula begins to spin and flatten.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense. Then what?
The nebula begins to spin and flatten.
The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core.
A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A protostar forms in the center of the nebula. Then what?
Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse.
The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.
The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core. Then what?
Planetesimals (small rock or icy bodies) begin to form. Rocky pieces in the outer rings and icy pieces in the inner rings.
A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.
About 4.5 billion years ago pieces of rock and ice accumulate more material until they grow into planets and moons.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
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