Formation of the Solar System

Question 1

The solar system may have begun as a nebula.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 2

A heliocentric model of the solar system has Earth at the center.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 3

In 1687, _____ explained that gravitational forces hold the solar system together.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Newton

Question 4

What may have been the first step in the formation of the solar system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A nearby star becoming a supernova

Question 5

What kind of material was able to survive near the Sun during the development of the solar system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Rocky matter

Question 6

Kepler correctly proposed that the planets orbited the sun in _____ orbits.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

elliptical

Question 7

Newton’s laws of motion explained Kepler’s proposal of elliptical orbits.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 8

The nebular model explains

Revolt · Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 9

According to the current theory, the Earth's moon was formed __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

from a portion of Earth

Question 10

Aristotle first proposed that _____ was at the center of the solar system.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Earth

Formation of the Solar System Answers