The solar system

Cards (5)

  • order of plants closest to furthest from sun?
    Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • what are moons?

    moons are natural satellites which orbit planets
  • what is a nebula and how is it formed?
    a cloud of dust and gas which is caused by gravity causing it to collapse
  • what is a protostar and how is it formed?
    as dust particles move faster= temp rises to million degrees = cloud of hot gas and dust = protostar
  • what is a main sequence star and how is it formed?
    gravitational attraction collapses the star. radiation pressure from nuclear fusion expands the star and forces caused by GA and fusion energy are at equilibrium