Nebular Hypothesis

Our solar system began as a ________.

• quasar

• neutron star

• nebula

• atom

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

The solar nebula that formed our solar system was thought to be put in motion by a ______.

• nearby supernova

• black hole

• creative intelligence

• condensation nucleus

All of the following are hypotheses of the formation of the solar system EXCEPT

• Big Bang Hypothesis

• Nebular Hypothesis

• Protoplanet Hypothesis

• Encounter Hypothesis

What are Nebular Clouds?

• an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases

• an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves

• the galaxy that contains our Solar System

• a particle attracts every other particle in the universe

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which hypothesis proposes that a cloud of gas and dust collapsed and flattened due to gravity, leading to the formation of the solar system?

• Nebular Hypothesis

• Planetesimal Hypothesis

• Tidal Theory

• Protoplanet Hypothesis

According to the Nebular Hypothesis, what role does conservation of angular momentum play in the formation of the solar system?

• It causes the solar nebula to contract

• It triggers nuclear fusion in the Sun

• It leads to the formation of planetesimals

• It causes the spinning solar nebula to flatten into a disk

Which hypothesis explains the role of protostars in shaping the protoplanetary disk?

• Nebular Hypothesis

• Planetesimal Hypothesis

• Tidal Theory

• Protoplanet Hypothesis

What does the Nebular Hypothesis provide insights into beyond our solar system?

• The existence of gas giants

• The formation of Earth's Moon

• The diversity of planetary compositions

• The formation of other planetary systems

What did Immanuel Kant and Pierre-Simon Laplace propose in the context of the Nebular Hypothesis?

• Gas giants formed first in the solar system

• An external star triggered the solar system's formation

• A cloud of gas and dust collapsed to form the solar system

• D) Tidal forces led to the formation of planets

What is the Nebular Hypothesis primarily concerned with?

• Formation of the solar system

• Formation of galaxies

• Formation of black holes

• Formation of stars

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4