planets Flashcards

1
Q

the start of the universe was called the

A

nebula

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2
Q

did the nebula begin to contract? why was this?

A

bc of gravity

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3
Q

what caused the nebula to heat up

A

particles caused the nebula to heat up

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4
Q

as it contracted it

A

started spinning faster

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5
Q

the centrifugal forces

A

it is also known as the spinning force

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6
Q

the centrifugal force is trying to fling everything outward, while ———

A

gravity pulls it back in

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7
Q

this causes it to become a

A

disk shape

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8
Q

center gets hot

A

fusion- now sun created

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9
Q

condensing

A

in the outer solar system the gases and ices stick together

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9
Q

condensing

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in the outer solar system the gases and ices stick together

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10
Q

accretion

A

rocky materials and metals form chunks

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11
Q

lastly we have

A

planet formstion

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12
Q

gas and ice giants form bc

A

the outer solar system gets so cold that gases and chucks of ice are trapped and form planets

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13
Q

——— planets form

A

terrestrial planets

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14
Q

sun

A

main bc sequence star
made ohydrogen of and helium
accounts for 99.8%

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15
Q

mercury

A

smallest planet

16
Q

venus

A

hottest planet

17
Q

earth

A

most dense

18
Q

mars

A

red due to rust

19
Q

jupiter

A

largest planet

20
Q

saturn

A

least dense

21
Q

uranus

A

coldest

22
Q

neptune

A

farthest form sun