WorksheetsORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
What is most likely to be found in a nebula?
planets
asteroids
stars
gas clouds
The scientist who first challenged the Earth-centered Universe model was _______.
Newton
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galilei
All of the following are hypotheses of the formation of the solar system EXCEPT
Big Bang Hypothesis
Nebular Hypothesis
Protoplanet Hypothesis
Encounter Hypothesis
Our solar system began as a ________.
quasar
neutron star
nebula
atom
What is the age of our solar system?
4.7 billion years old
4.6 million years olm
500 billion years old
17.2 billion years old
The expansion of the universe is ________.
a steady process with no identifiable events
a steady process that is punctuated by abrupt transitions
a jumpy process that is completely unpredictable.
no longer occurring today.
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
Which of the following puts the events in order from first to last?
Big Bang, our sun, first star, life on Earth
Big Bang, first star, our sun, life on Earth
Big Bang, life on Earth, our sun, first star
First star, Big bang, life on Earth, our sun
A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars. This includes the sun revolving around the Earth. This model is no longer supported.
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
