Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library
10.2 Our Solar System
By Paul Fischer
star
star
star
star
star
Share
share
Last updated over 2 years ago
9 questions
Add this activity
4
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
6
Question 1
1.
What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
Question 2
2.
Question 3
3.
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Explain the difference between a Terrestrial and Jovian planet.
Question 6
6.
Question 7
7.
Question 8
8.
Question 9
9.
In your own words, why are the inner planets rocky and the outer planets gaseous?
All of the Jovian Planets have rings.
True
False
What shape did the early solar system take?
disk shape
string shape
pear shape
apple shape
Why was the early solar system that shape?
gravity and collisions started planetesimals spinning and newtons first law kept it going
electromagnetic forces pulling objects in and out of magnetic fields
electromagnetic collisions from metal being magnetic and attracting other materials
gravity only, there was a lot of things back then that just sort of came close to one another
Comets paths are highly _________________ orbits
elliptical
evaporative
occasional
circular
Why do asteroids typically get trapped in the asteroid belt and not accrete?
Jupiters gravity
solar wind
general relativity
pressure
What evidence can we point to that indicates the age of the Earth, moon, Mars, meteorites and the sun are all about 4.6 billion years old?
there is none
thermoluminesince dating
flourine dating
carbon dating
radioative dating