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2/10 - Part 3 Notes: The Solar System

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Question 1
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What is the solar system?

Basic Steps to Formation of the Solar System
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Question 2
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5 b.a. ago, a giant cloud of gas and dust existed called a _____________

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Question 8
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Describe 3 characteristics of the inner planets.

Question 9
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List the inner planets in order of distance from the Sun.

Question 10
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Earth
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Planet closest in size to Earth
Mars
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Planet covered in red dust due to iron-rich rocks
Venus 1
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Question 11
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Saturn 1
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Planet with the greatest size and mass in the solar system
Jupiter
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Planet that rotates vertically instead of sideways
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Question 3
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Gravity pulled the nebula together; it shrank it spun to form a ________________

Question 4
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Most of the gas pulled into the center, where it became hot enough to form the __________

Question 5
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Further out in the disk, gas and dust coalesced to form small _______________

Question 6
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Heavier elements formed ______________

Question 7
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lighter elements formed ______________

Planet with the widest temperature range from day to nigh
Venus 2
Planet with the highest average surface temperature
Mercury
Planet with an atmosphere rich in oxygen and nitrogen
Uranus
Planet with the greatest number of moons (82)
Neptune
Planet first described by a mathematical calculation
Saturn 2
Planet with the lowest density; less than water