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Formation of the Solar System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ _____ is a blob of gas and mostly contains of hydrogen.

a)

Protoplanetary Disk

b)

Gas Blob

c)

Molecular Cloud

d)

Solar system

2.

Nuclear Fusion happens when what?

a)

Molecules collide and explode

b)

Another Big Bang

c)

When a star dies

d)

Planets colliding.

3.

What elements were most abundant in the molecular cloud that created our solar system?

a)

Iron, Sliver

b)

Hydrogen, Boron

c)

Neon, Sulfur

d)

Hydrogen, Helium

4.

What created the Sun ?

a)

Nothing

b)

Nuclear Fusion

c)

Molecular Cloud

d)

Big Bang

5.

When the Sun formed, what happened?

a)

The Sun didn't do anything

b)

The Sun went flying.

c)

The Sun sent particles scattered out

d)

None of the choices given.

6.

What particles were closest to the Sun?

a)

Metals and Rocks

b)

Many gases

c)

Dust.

d)

Nothing

7.

What particles were left farther from the Sun?

a)

Rocks and Metals

b)

Helium and hydrogen

c)

Boron and Gold

d)

Silver and Mercury

8.

Which planets are terrestrial planets?

a)

Mu Arae C

b)

Venus

c)

VY Canis Majoris

d)

Mars

9.

Which planets are farther from the Sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Jupiter

c)

Kepler 22b

d)

Uranus

10.

When was our solar system created?

a)

10,000 years ago

b)

1,000,000 years ago

c)

5.7 billion years ago

d)

4.6 billion years ago.