Gravity in our Solar System Quiz

What force is responsible for the formation of the solar system?

• Electromagnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Nuclear force

• Frictional force

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Approximately how many years ago did our solar system begin to form?

• 2.5 billion years ago

• 3.6 billion years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 5.6 billion years ago

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What happened to the small part of the cloud that collapsed in on itself?

• It disappeared

• It formed a black hole

• It brought many particles in that area of the cloud very close together

• It exploded

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What did the spinning cloud of particles and gases eventually flatten into?

• A sphere

• A disk

• A cube

• A pyramid

What did the strong force of gravity from the large clump of dust and gas cause atoms inside it to do?

• To separate and cool down

• To combine and release energy as light and heat

• To form a black hole

• To move away from each other

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What happened to the particles left over in the outer regions of the disk?

• They formed a new star

• They disappeared

• They crashed into each other and formed clumps with larger masses

• They moved away from the solar system

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What role does the sun's gravity play in our solar system?

• It pushes the planets away from the sun.

• It keeps the planets in a stable orbit around the sun.

• It causes the planets to collide with each other.

• It has no effect on the planets' orbits.

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Why don't the planets collapse into the sun?

• They are moving too fast and have no force to slow them down.

• The sun's gravity is too weak.

• The planets are repelled by the sun's magnetic field.

• The planets are held in place by other stars.

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What would happen if the sun's gravitational pull suddenly stopped?

• The planets would move in a straight line away from the sun.

• The planets would collide with each other.

• The planets would stop moving.

• The planets would move closer to the sun.

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What is the supermassive object at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

• A giant planet

• A supernova

• A black hole

• A neutron star

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