How did our Solar System
Formed?
Christian Jorge Jose
7 - Amorsolo
Solar System
• Comprises the sun and the
objects that orbit it
• Formed 4.6 billion years ago
• Filled with Celestial bodies of
wide assortment
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Today, we are going to talk about:
• What is the Solar System
• How did our Solar System Formed?
• What does the Solar System contain?
• The formation of the Planets
• What is a Giant Molecular Cloud
• Future of the Solar System
How did our Solar System form
• 4.568 Billion Years Ago
• Giant Molecular Cloud
• Gases and Dust
What does the Solar System
contain?
• Sun and moon
• 8 planets
• comets and asteroids
• Other celestial bodies
The Formation of the Planets
• Formed from Solar Nebula
• The current accepted method of
formation is accretion
www.aerospaceweb.org
Giant Molecular Clouds
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Also called stellar nursery
Its composition
Birth place of new stars and planets
Largest inhabitants of galaxies
Very cold temperature
Visibility
Our Milky Way galaxy
http://en.wikipedia.org/
Future of the Solar System
• Will not change, but will continue to evolve
• Long-term stability
References
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_c
lassroom/cosmic_reference/molecular_clo
uds.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_and_evoluti
on_of_the_Solar_System
Sources for Images
• www.starryskies.com
• www.aerospaceweb.org
• www.Buzzle.com