Solar System Formation
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Question 1
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Q. How old is our solar system?
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4.6 billion years
13.8 billion years
6,000 years
15,000 years
Question 2
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Q. A celestial cloud of dust and gas is called . . .
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nebula
supernova
accretion disc
bombardment
Question 3
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Q. A massive explosion of a star is called . . .
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supernova
nebula
pulsar
black hole
Question 4
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Q. What caused the solar nebula to contract and spin?
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a supernova
an asteroid impact
radiation
random motion
Question 5
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Q. What celestial body eventually evolved into our modern solar system?
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a nebula
a supernova
a quasar
a galaxy
Question 6
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Q. When the solar nebula spun out into a disc-shape, what direction did it start spinning?
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clockwise
counter-clockwise
Question 7
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Q. Smaller particles collecting together into larger and larger objects is called . . .
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accretion
contraction
explosion
rotation
Question 8
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Q. Does the gravity of planets cause them to migrate slowly over time?
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Yes, the planets have changed positions
No, the planets stayed where they formed
Yes, and they are STILL moving!
No, planets are too big to move
Question 9
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Q. When the inner planets (and moons) were bombarded by asteroids, what did the asteroids leave behind?
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craters
calderas
mountains
valleys
Question 10
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Q. Why is Mercury covered with craters, but Earth is not?
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Earth's atmosphere protects and weathers
Earth's moon blocks asteroids
asteroids just missed Earth
most asteroids land in Earth's oceans
Question 11
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Q. The period of heavy bombardment is over, but are asteroid impacts still a danger?
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Yes, and we don't have a solution to stop them!
No, they all burn up in the atmosphere
No, because we can blow them up with nukes
only if Jupiter's orbit shifts again
Question 12
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Q. When you spin any mass, what shape will it likely take?
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Sphere
Disc
Cylinder
Cloud
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