SOLAR SYSTEM Flashcards

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WHEN DID THE SOLAR SYSTEM FORM?

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4.6 BILLION YEARS AGO

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FROM A DENSE CLOUD OF INTERSTELLAR GAS

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SOLAR SYSTEM

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CONSISTS OF A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS ORBITING ONE OR MORE CENTRAL STARS

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SOLAR SYSTEM

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4
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THE SHOCKWAVE OF A NEARBY EXPLODING STAR CALLED

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SUPERNOVA

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POWERFUL AND LUMINOUS EXPLOSION OF A STAR

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SUPERNOVA

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CLOUD OF GAS AND DUST CALLED

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NEBUL

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THEORY: THE SUN PASSES THROUGH A DENSE INTERSTELLAR CLOUD AND EMERGES SURROUNDED BY A DUSTY GASEOUS ENVELOPE

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ACCRETION THEORY

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THEORY: A DENSE INTERSTELLAR CLOUD PRODUCES A CLUSTER OF STARS

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THE PROTOPLANET THEORY

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THEORY: THE SUN INTERACTS WITH A NEARBY PROTOSTAR, DRAGGING A FILAMENT OF A MATERIAL FROM THE PROTOSTAR

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THE CAPTURE THEORY

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THEORY: THE SUN AND PLANETS FORMED IN A ROTATING NEBULA WHICH COOLED AND COLLAPSED
=PIERRE-SIMON LAPLACE

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MODERN LAPLACIAN THEORY

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THEORY: PLANETS ORIGINATE IN A DENSE DISK

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THE MODERN NEBULAR THEORY

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TWO MODELS:

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GEOCENTRIC MODEL AND HELIOCENTRISM MODEL

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MODEL: CENTER IS THE EARTH

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GEOCENTRIC MODEL

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MODEL: REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN

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HELIOCENTRISM MODEL

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15
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DISTINCT LUMINESCENT PART OF INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM

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NEBULA

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=SOMETIMES CALLED SOLAR NURSERY
=OCCURING WITHIN A TYPE OF INTERSTELLAR CLOUD

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INTERSTELLAR MOLECULAR

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=TYPE OF INTERSTELLAR CLOUD
=DENSITY AND SIZE WHICH PERMIT ABSORPTION NEBULAR

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MOLECULAR CLOUD