Question 1

Water vapor, methane, and ammonia were abundant in the solar nebula.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Outline a simple model of planet building.

Accepted Answer

Planetary development in the solar nebul

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: extrasolar Jovian worlds that have been found orbiting close to their parent stars
small, irregular icy bodies found orbiting beyond Neptune
solid bits of matter that will eventually be made into protoplanets
coalescing planetesimals that eventually become planets
the inner four rocky planets of our Solar System
the outer four gaseous planets of our Solar system
planets orbiting stars outside of our Solar System
icy bodies with "tails" on a extreme elliptical orbit
small, irregular rocky bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
piece of dust or tiny rock burning in a planet's atmosphere

Accepted Answer

The Answer of extrasolar planets and protoplanets and hot Jupiters is...

Question 4

As a planet forms, violent impacts of infalling particles releases energy called the ________.

Accepted Answer

heat of fo

Question 5

The Jovian planets formed beyond the _______________, where water vapor, methane, and ammonia could freeze to form ice particles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Jovian planets formed beyond the _______________,...

Question 6

Explain the four internal processes that gradually destroy a solar nebula.

Accepted Answer

1. radiation pressure: low-mass specks o

Question 7

Which space observatory uses the transit method to detect extrasolar planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hubble 
B)  Kepler 
C)  Spitzer 
D)  Chandra 
E)  Voyager 
A)  Hubble 
B)  Kepler 
C)  Spitzer 
D)  Chandra 
E)  Voyager

Question 8

During Solar System formation, solid particles contracted from the gas of the nebula as it cooled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Outline the three steps to the solar nebular theory.

Accepted Answer

The solar nebula theory implies that the

Question 10

Which statement best describes an extrasolar planet?

Accepted Answer

A)  A planet that orbits closely to the Sun in our Solar System. 
B)  A new planet not previously accounted for within our Solar System. 
C)  A planet smaller and icier than the other planets in our Solar System. 
D)  A planet discovered orbiting another star outside of our Solar System. 
E)  A planetary body that orbits just beyond Neptune. 
A)  A planet that orbits closely to the Sun in our Solar System. 
B)  A new planet not previously accounted for within our Solar System. 
C)  A planet smaller and icier than the other planets in our Solar System. 
D)  A planet discovered orbiting another star outside of our Solar System. 
E)  A planetary body that orbits just beyond Neptune.

Question 11

There are nearly 4000 known extrasolar planets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Numerous meteorites found on Earth originated from which planet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury 
B)  Venus 
C)  Mars 
D)  Jupiter 
E)  Saturn 
A)  Mercury 
B)  Venus 
C)  Mars 
D)  Jupiter 
E)  Saturn

Question 13

The _______________ supposes that planets form in the rotating disks of gas and dust around young stars.

Accepted Answer

solar nebu

Question 14

Which is the correct order of planetary object class during their formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  planetesimals, protoplanets, and planets 
B)  planets, planetesimals, and protoplanets 
C)  planetesimals, planets, and planetettes 
D)  protoplanets, planetesimals, and planets 
E)  planetesimals, planetettes, and planets 
A)  planetesimals, protoplanets, and planets 
B)  planets, planetesimals, and protoplanets 
C)  planetesimals, planets, and planetettes 
D)  protoplanets, planetesimals, and planets 
E)  planetesimals, planetettes, and planets

Question 15

Debris disks are made of dusty fragments left over from an original protostellar disk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the process in planetary formation in which heavy metals settle to the core of the planet while lower density materials floated to the surface to form a crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  separation 
B)  differentiation 
C)  gravitation 
D)  condensation 
E)  accretion 
A)  separation 
B)  differentiation 
C)  gravitation 
D)  condensation 
E)  accretion

Question 17

A large _______________ makes it easier for a planet to hold onto orbiting ring particles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A large _______________ makes it easier for...

Question 18

What do scientists believe created the asteroid belt during Solar System formation?

Accepted Answer

A glance at the Solar System suggests th

Question 19

Kuiper belt objects appear to be ancient planetesimals that formed in the outer Solar System but were never incorporated into a planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Georges-Louis de Buffon was the first to propose that the Sun and planets formed when a large vortex contracted and condensed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Water vapor, methane, and ammonia were abundant in the solar nebula.

Outline a simple model of planet building.

As a planet forms, violent impacts of infalling particles releases energy called the ________.

The Jovian planets formed beyond the _______________, where water vapor, methane, and ammonia could freeze to form ice particles.

Explain the four internal processes that gradually destroy a solar nebula.

Which space observatory uses the transit method to detect extrasolar planets?

During Solar System formation, solid particles contracted from the gas of the nebula as it cooled.

Outline the three steps to the solar nebular theory.

Which statement best describes an extrasolar planet?

There are nearly 4000 known extrasolar planets.

Numerous meteorites found on Earth originated from which planet?

The _______________ supposes that planets form in the rotating disks of gas and dust around young stars.

Which is the correct order of planetary object class during their formation?

Debris disks are made of dusty fragments left over from an original protostellar disk.

What is the process in planetary formation in which heavy metals settle to the core of the planet while lower density materials floated to the surface to form a crust?

A large _______________ makes it easier for a planet to hold onto orbiting ring particles.

What do scientists believe created the asteroid belt during Solar System formation?

Kuiper belt objects appear to be ancient planetesimals that formed in the outer Solar System but were never incorporated into a planet.

Georges-Louis de Buffon was the first to propose that the Sun and planets formed when a large vortex contracted and condensed.

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Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

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Exam 10: Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Water vapor, methane, and ammonia were abundant in the solar nebula.

Outline a simple model of planet building.

As a planet forms, violent impacts of infalling particles releases energy called the ________.

The Jovian planets formed beyond the _______________, where water vapor, methane, and ammonia could freeze to form ice particles.

Explain the four internal processes that gradually destroy a solar nebula.

Which space observatory uses the transit method to detect extrasolar planets?

During Solar System formation, solid particles contracted from the gas of the nebula as it cooled.

Outline the three steps to the solar nebular theory.

Which statement best describes an extrasolar planet?

There are nearly 4000 known extrasolar planets.

Numerous meteorites found on Earth originated from which planet?

The _______________ supposes that planets form in the rotating disks of gas and dust around young stars.

Which is the correct order of planetary object class during their formation?

Debris disks are made of dusty fragments left over from an original protostellar disk.

What is the process in planetary formation in which heavy metals settle to the core of the planet while lower density materials floated to the surface to form a crust?

A large _______________ makes it easier for a planet to hold onto orbiting ring particles.

What do scientists believe created the asteroid belt during Solar System formation?

Kuiper belt objects appear to be ancient planetesimals that formed in the outer Solar System but were never incorporated into a planet.

Georges-Louis de Buffon was the first to propose that the Sun and planets formed when a large vortex contracted and condensed.

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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