A SOLAR SYSTEM IS BORN
QUIZ REVIEW
Astronomy - Chapter 3 Section 1
1. THE FORCE THAT HOLDS TOGETHER THE
MATTER OF A NEBULA IS
A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Nebula
D. Gravity
ANSWER
D. Gravity
2. THE FORCE CREATED AS PARTICLES IN A
NEBULA PUSH AWAY FROM EACH OTHER IS
A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Nebula
D. Gravity
ANSWER
A. Pressure
3. A LARGE CLOUD OF GAS AND DUST IN
INTERSTELLAR SPACE IS A
A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Nebula
D. Gravity
ANSWER
C. Nebula
4. A MEASURE OF THE ENERGY OF MOTION OF
THE PARTICLES IN AN OBJECT
A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Nebula
D. Gravity
ANSWER
B. Temperature
5. THE CLOUD OF GAS AND DUST THAT FORMED
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS THE
A.
Solar nebula
B. Planetesimals
C. Nebula
D. Gravity
ANSWER
A. Solar nebula
6. LARGE BODIES THAT BECAME THE CORES OF
CURRENT PLANETS ARE
A. Solar Nebula
B. Planetesimals
C. Nebula
D. Gravity
ANSWER
B. Planetesimals
7. A NEBULA IS HELD TOGETHER BY THE
BALANCE OF…
• A. the outward force of gravity and
inward pressure.
• B. the inward force of gravity and
outward pressure.
• C. high and low kinetic energies.
• D. high and low temperatures.
ANSWER
• B. the inward force of gravity
and outward pressure.
8. AFTER THE SOLAR NEBULA COLLAPSED, ITS
CENTER BECAME VERY HOT AND
• A. more nebulas formed.
• B. it formed into a sphere.
• C. planetesimals formed.
• D. it exploded.
ANSWER
• C. planetesimals formed.
9. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
GRAVITY AND PRESSURE IN A NEBULA?
A. Gravity reduces pressure
B. Pressure balances gravity
C. Pressure increases gravity
D. None of the above
ANSWER
B. Pressure balances
gravity
10. PLANETS BEGAN TO FORM AS
• A. planetesimals collided and combined.
• B. planetesimals flattened into rotating
disks.
• C. temperatures in the solar nebula fell.
• D. gravity held together the solar nebula.
ANSWER
A. planetesimals collided and
combined
11. THE EXTRA MATTER AT THE CENTER OF THE
SOLAR NEBULA BECAME THE
• A. inner planets.
• B. moon.
• C. sun.
• D. super nova.
ANSWER
• C. sun.
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