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WorksheetsSolar System Formation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 37mins
As a nebula collapses it also begins to
Expand
Rotate
Shake
Turn to ice
What forms in the very center of the protoplanetary disk?
A protostar
A planet
A protoplanet
A planetesimal
As the particles of matter move around they are
Colliding and breaking apart
Colliding and sticking together
Colliding and bouncing around
Breaking down into smaller pieces
4.5 billion years
13.8 billion years
6,000 years
15,000 years
A cloud of dust and gas in space is called . . .
nebula
supernova
accretion disc
bombardment
What are the steps of solar system formation?
nebula -> protoplanetary disk -> protostar-> sun and planets
protoplanetary disk --> nebula -> sun and planets ->protostar
Which statement disagrees with Laplace’s hypothesis of the sun’s formation?
The sun gradually cooled over time.
The sun began to shrink after it formed.
The sun began to rotate faster after it formed.
The sun’s mass moved toward the outer edge of it.
Immanuel Kant proposed the nebular hypothesis for the origin of the solar system as a single cloud of material rotating in a single direction. Which object in our solar system is the most similar to the nebula in composition?
Sun
Earth
Mars
Mercury
A student rubs an inflated balloon with wool. The student moves the balloon over bits of paper, and the balloon attracts it. Which statement best describes how the balloon models the early formation of planets in the solar system?
The balloon and the planets are both constructed from bits of matter that they collect.
The balloon circles over the bits of paper, just as the planets circle around each other.
The balloon and the planets both display orbital motion around a larger body of mass.
The balloon attracts bits of paper, just as the planets attract matter that is around them.
Which of these are comets composed of?
ice and dust
metals and dust
hydrogen and ice
hydrogen and helium
Which of these are asteroids composed of?
ice and rocks
metals and rocks
hydrogen and ice
hydrogen and helium
Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Saturn
Neptune
Earth
Jupiter
What is in our Solar System?
Planets
Moons
Sun
All of the above
Some sources say Uranus is not a gas giant, but an ________ instead.
red giant
dwarf planet
ice giant
sister planet
