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Chapter 27
Section 1: Formation of the Solar System
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Period: ________
Date: _________________
Chapter 27
Section 1: Formation of the Solar System
Define the following terms
a. Solar System:
Define the following terms
a. Solar System:
b. Planet:
b. Planet:
c. Solar nebula :
c. Solar nebula :
d. Planetesimal:
d. Planetesimal:
Review Questions
1. Describe the nebular hypothesis.
Review Questions
1. Describe the nebular hypothesis.
2. Explain how planetesimal differs from
protoplanets.
2. Explain how planetesimal differs from
protoplanets.
3. Describe how planet developed.
3. Describe how planet developed.
4. Explain why the outer planets are more
gaseous than the inner planets.
4. Explain why the outer planets are more
gaseous than the inner planets.
5. List three reasons that Earth was hot when
it formed.
5. List three reasons that Earth was hot when
it formed.
6. Summarize the process by which the land,
atmosphere, and ocean of Earth formed.
6. Summarize the process by which the land,
atmosphere, and ocean of Earth formed.