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Bench4 #16-
Earth and Space Section
Question | Answer |
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What is the Nebular Theory? What does it describe? ` | The formation of our solar system |
According to Nebular Theory, what may have caused the initial collapse of the solar nebula? | -Under its own gravity |
Know the following 5 steps, in order, that occurred in the prevailing theory of our solar system’s formation: | 1.A huge event happens 2.Temp begins to increase 3.Hydrogen & Helium remains gaseous 4.Temp difference between nebula 5.Solar wind blows gases into space |
What are the three main processes that occurred during the formation of our solar system? | 1.Heating 2.Spinning 3.Flattening |
Name three results of the processes involved in solar system formation. | 1.The planets all orbit the sun in nearly the same plane 2.The sun in nearly the same plane, the sun rotates in same direction 3.Most planets rotate in the same way |
What part of the relationship between the Sun and the Earth is responsible for the Earth’s seasons? | The angle that the suns raise hit the earth, (the angle) |
Are seasons determined by the distance from the Earth to the Sun? | -How the earth is turned, and how the moon hits it |
How do the seasons of the Earth correspond to the months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? The Southern Hemisphere? | -June, July August (summer) |
Name three main aspects that are used to explain the cycle of lunar phases? | 1.Moon is important 2.The moon is not self luminous, but reflects lite of the sun 3.Moon circles the earth once a month |