Origin of Solar System & 12.3 Asteroids and Comets

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Funded by Title V HIS Grant at LAMC and U.S Department of Education

Corresponds to Ch 12in book Astro by Seeds

Prepared by: Julissa Garcia, Aramik Yousefian

Hagop Hadjinian, Tatevik Grigoryan

Activity director:Lilit Haroyan

Faculty Advisor:Richard Rains

1. What steps best explain the Solar nebula theory?

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Nebula, inflation, gravitational collapse,

accretion disk

Gravitational collapse, accretion disk, nebula

Nebula, gravitational collapse, accretion disk

Accretion disk, nebula, gravitational collapse

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Nebula, inflation, gravitational collapse,

accretion disk

Gravitational collapse, accretion disk, nebula

Nebula, gravitational collapse, accretion disk

Accretion disk, nebula, gravitational collapseCorrect!

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1. What steps best explain the Solar nebula theory?

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IncorrectThe Solar nebula theory steps are: Nebula, gravitational collapse, and accretion disk forms.

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1. What steps best explain the Solar nebula theory?

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It starts with a nebula…

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2. What is NOT applicable to the Jovian Planets?

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Gassiness

Low density Close to sun

Largeness

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Gassiness

Low density Close to sun

Largeness

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2. What is NOT applicable to the Jovian Planets?

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IncorrectThe Jovian Planets have : Gassiness, Low density, and are Large

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2. What is NOT applicable to the Jovian Planets?

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They are far away from Earth (a terrestrial planet)…

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3. Which is true about the Terrestrial Planets?

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We are one of them

Rocky All of the above

Dense

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We are one of them

Rocky All of the above

Dense

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3. Which is true about the Terrestrial Planets?

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Incorrect The Terrestrial Planets are: The four closest planets to the Sun and they are dense and rocky.

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3. Which is true about the Terrestrial Planets?

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Our Earth is rocky and dense…

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4. A(n) ______ is evidence for solar formations theories.

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Planet

Sun Accretion disk

Human

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Planet

Sun Accretion disk

Human

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4. A(n) ______ is evidence for solar formations theories.

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Incorrect An Accretion disk is evidence for solar formations theories.

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4. A(n) ______ is evidence for solar formations theories.

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It’s like tossing the pizza dough…

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5. Differentiation can be defined as…

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Differing layers of salt

Separating materials by density All of the above

Separate rock structures

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Differing layers of salt

Separating materials by density All of the above

Separate rock structures

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5. Differentiation can be defined as…

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5. Differentiation can be defined as…

Incorrect Differentiation is the separation of materials by density.

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Many layers are divided according to heavy or light elements…

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6. A(n) ____ is a small rocky celestial body.

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Earth

Star Asteroid

Comet

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Earth

Star Asteroid

Comet

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6. A(n) ____ is a small rocky celestial body.

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6. A(n) ____ is a small rocky celestial body.

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Incorrect An Asteroid is a small rocky celestial body.

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It’s one of those rocks that people say will strike the Earth…

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7. What is icy, small and orbits the sun.

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Earth

Star Asteroid

Comet

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Earth

Star Asteroid

Comet

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7. What is icy, small and orbits the sun.

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IncorrectA Comet is icy, small and orbits the sun.

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7. What is icy, small and orbits the sun.

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Haley’s comet is icy…

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8. What is this an example of?

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Meteor

Meteoroid Magic

Meteorite

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Meteoroid Magic

MeteoriteMeteor

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8. What is this an example of?

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8. What is this an example of?

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IncorrectA Meteor is when the rock is approaching the Earth’s atmosphere.

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It is a short word…

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After the Earth

Before Jupiter Beyond our galaxy

After Neptune

9. Where is the Kuiper belt located?After the Earth

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After the Earth

Before Jupiter Beyond our galaxy

After Neptune

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9. Where is the Kuiper belt located?

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IncorrectThe Kuiper belt is located after Neptune.

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9. Where is the Kuiper belt located?

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After a Jovian planet…

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10. The Comets dust tail points away from?

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Mass

Everything The sun

The stars

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Mass

Everything The sun

The stars

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10. The Comets dust tail points to away from?

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10. The Comets dust tail points to away from?

IncorrectThe Comets dust tail points to away from the sun.

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Something bright…

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