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1 | | Name the nine planets in order of increasing distance from the Sun. |
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2 | | Make a table listing separately the inner and outer planets. |
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3 | | What properties apart from position distinguish the inner and outer planets? |
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4 | | Make a sketch of the Solar System showing top and side views. |
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5 | | What is the Oort cloud? Where is it located, and what kind of objects come from it? |
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6 | | What is Bode’s law? |
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7 | | What is an interstellar cloud? What does it have to do with the Solar System? |
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8 | | What is the solar nebula? What is its shape and why? |
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9 | | Why are there two main types of planets? |
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10 | | How do we know the composition of Jupiter? |
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11 | | What are planetesimals? |
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12 | | What is the difference between condensation and accretion? |
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13 | | Describe the planetesimal theory of planet formation. |
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14 | | How does the planetesimal theory of planet formation explain the asteroids? |
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15 | | How did the craters we see on many of the planets form? |
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16 | | Describe a theory of how planets may have formed their atmospheres. |
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17 | | How would you describe the formation of the Solar System to a little brother or sister? |
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