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2/10 - Part 3 Notes: The Solar System

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What is the solar system?

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

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Gravity pulled the nebula together; it shrank it spun to form a ________________

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

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

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Heavier elements formed ______________

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lighter elements formed ______________

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Describe 3 characteristics of the inner planets.

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

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Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Venus 2
Planet closest in size to Earth
Mars
Planet covered in red dust due to iron-rich rocks
Venus 1
Planet with the widest temperature range from day to nigh
Mercury
Planet with the highest average surface temperature
Earth
Planet with an atmosphere rich in oxygen and nitrogen
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Saturn 1
Planet with the greatest size and mass in the solar system
Saturn 2
Planet that rotates vertically instead of sideways
Neptune
Planet with the greatest number of moons (82)
Uranus
Planet first described by a mathematical calculation
Jupiter
Planet with the lowest density; less than water