Solar Nebula

______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.

• nuclear fusion
• gravity
• hydrogen
• iron

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Stars are formed in a large cloud of gas and dust called a

• cumulonimbus cloud
• nebula
• neutron star
• black hole

Nebula's are mixtures of gases and what?

• clouds
• stars
• tiny particles
• dust

the planets of the solar system formed as 

• the center of the gas cloud cooled
• planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk
• planetesimals collided into one another
• the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system

What force acted on the massive nebula to collapse it and eventually form our sun?

• electrostatic force
• strong force
•  weak force
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Spinning on an axis.

• Precession
• Rotates
• Revolves
• Nutation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The most abundant gases in a nebula are:

• Hydrogen & Oxygen
• Nitrogen & Oxygen
• Hydrogen & Helium
• Oxygen & Helium

A nebula starts to collapse because of:

• A nearby star shining it's light
• A passing spaceship
• A passing comet
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A nebula starts to move because:

• A nearby supernova
• A nearby star
• A passing spaceship
• A passing comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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As a nebula collapses it also begins:

• Expand
• Rotate
• Shake
• Turn to ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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