Exam Review Chapter 6 Part 1

Generate an image of a cosmic scene depicting the solar system formation, including a swirling solar nebula with planetary bodies forming, in vibrant colors and with a starry background.

Exploring Solar System Formation

Test your knowledge on the fascinating process of how our solar system came to be! This quiz covers essential concepts related to planetary orbits, the composition of the solar nebula, and the formation of planets.

Take this quiz to learn more about:

The characteristics of planetary orbits
The makeup of the early solar system
The process of solar system formation

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Planetary orbits in our solar system are:

Very eccentric (stretched-out) ellipses and in the same plane.

Fairly circular and in the same plane.

Fairly circular but oriented in every direction.

The composition of the solar nebula was 98%

Rock and metal.

Hydrogen compounds.

Hydrogen and helium.

Leftover ice-rich planetesimals are called

Asteroids.

Comets.

Meteorites.

Which of the following did not occur during the collapse of the solar nebula?

Concentrating denser materials nearer the Sun

Spinning faster

Heating up

Which lists the major steps of solar system formation in the correct order?

Collapse, accretion, condensation

Collapse, condensation, accretion

Accretion, condensation, collapse

About how old is the solar system?

4.5 million years

4.5 billion years

4.5 trillion years

How many of the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction as Earth does?

A few

Most

All

What is Jupiter's main ingredient?

Hydrogen compounds

Rock and metal

Hydrogen and helium

Are there any exceptions to the rule that planets rotate with small axis tilts and in the same direction as they orbit the Sun?

Venus is the only exception.

Venus and Uranus are exceptions.

Exam Review Chapter 6 Part 1

Exploring Solar System Formation

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