planets Flashcards
the start of the universe was called the
nebula
did the nebula begin to contract? why was this?
bc of gravity
what caused the nebula to heat up
particles caused the nebula to heat up
as it contracted it
started spinning faster
the centrifugal forces
it is also known as the spinning force
the centrifugal force is trying to fling everything outward, while ———
gravity pulls it back in
this causes it to become a
disk shape
center gets hot
fusion- now sun created
condensing
in the outer solar system the gases and ices stick together
condensing
in the outer solar system the gases and ices stick together
accretion
rocky materials and metals form chunks
lastly we have
planet formstion
gas and ice giants form bc
the outer solar system gets so cold that gases and chucks of ice are trapped and form planets
——— planets form
terrestrial planets
sun
main bc sequence star
made ohydrogen of and helium
accounts for 99.8%
mercury
smallest planet
venus
hottest planet
earth
most dense
mars
red due to rust
jupiter
largest planet
saturn
least dense
uranus
coldest
neptune
farthest form sun