Process of Science: In order for us to understand how the solar system got to be that way it is, we must identify the major solar system patterns that our formation theory must explain

Name 3 patterns of motion or planetary arrangement/location that our theory should be able to explain.


1. Planets orbit in the same direction.
2. Orbital direction is the same direction as the Sun's spin.
3. Most planets spin the same direction that they orbit.
4. Bigger planets are in the outer solar system.
5. Large planets have many moons.
6. Planets lie in approximately the same plane.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What is the specific 3-step energy generating process in the Sun called?

A. the proton-proton chain B. radiative transfer C. hydrostatic equilibrium D. thermography

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Isotopic evidence for the presence significant quantities of liquid water on Mars in the past comes from the observation of

A) an elevated ratio of deuterium to hydrogen B) an elevated ratio of hydrogen to deuterium C) a complete absence of hydrogen in the atmosphere D) a complete absence of deuterium in the atmosphere

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A cart of mass m is moving with speed v. Is it possible for the cart's kinetic energy or the magnitude of its momentum to be larger after it collides with something?

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