Exploring the Formation of the Solar System

Approximately how far is our solar system from the center of the Milky Way?

• 26,000 light-years

• 10,000 light-years

• 50,000 light-years

• 100,000 light-years

What are the beautiful fields of dust seen in space known as?

• Comets

• Nebulae

• Meteoroids

• Asteroids

What element was mentioned as being part of the clouds that helped form our world?

• Lithium

• Iron

• Carbon

• Helium

What force was primarily responsible for pulling the nebular material together to form planets?

• Electrostatic force

• Nuclear force

• Gravity

• Magnetism

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How long did it take for the Earth to grow into a giant ball sweeping up celestial debris?

• 1 billion years

• 500 million years

• 10 million years

• 100 million years

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What event led to the birth of our Sun?

• A black hole event

• Collision of two stars

• The fusion of hydrogen atoms

• A supernova explosion

What did the Sun's solar wind do to the solar system?

• Created new planets

• Caused planetary orbits to change

• Cleared remaining dust and gas

• Heated the planets

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Which planet is mentioned as a huge gas planet in our solar system?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

What is the diameter of the Sun?

• 750,000 miles

• 865,000 miles

• 1 million miles

• 500,000 miles

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How long is the Sun expected to burn consistently?

• 5 billion years

• 10 billion years

• 12 billion years

• 8 billion years

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