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Solar System Formation Worksheet

The solar system formed from a large cloud of gas and dust called a molecular cloud. As the cloud collapsed due to its own gravity, it flattened into a rotating disk and the material in the center became extremely dense and hot, forming our Sun. Small solid particles in the disk collided and stuck together, growing into planets. The inner, rocky planets like Earth formed close to the Sun while the outer gas giants like Jupiter formed in the cooler outer regions of the disk. Our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy.

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Solar System Formation Worksheet

The solar system formed from a large cloud of gas and dust called a molecular cloud. As the cloud collapsed due to its own gravity, it flattened into a rotating disk and the material in the center became extremely dense and hot, forming our Sun. Small solid particles in the disk collided and stuck together, growing into planets. The inner, rocky planets like Earth formed close to the Sun while the outer gas giants like Jupiter formed in the cooler outer regions of the disk. Our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy.

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Name: _____________________________ Class: ____________

How the Planets in the Solar System were formed?

A. The paragraph below describes the formation of the Solar System. Fill in the blanks.

Star and Solar system formation begins when a large, cold, slowly rotating cloud made
mostly of hydrogen and helium, known as a __________________, it is resulted with uneven
distribution of gasses throughout the universe begins to collapse due to the force of its own
_____________. As the cloud collapses, the speed of the _______________ increase and
begins to flatten into an _____________________disk. Small grains of solid material within this
disk collide with each other and “stick” together via electrostatic forces. As the _________
further increase, the gravity also ______________ creating a larger body known as
___________________also known as the ____________. If this body becomes massive enough,
it can begin to attract additional material via the force of _____________ creating a
protoplanet. They all form from the same cloud of gasses so they travel in the same direction
and ___________. The rocky or ________________ planet are closer to the sun and the gas
giant _______________, _______________, ___________________, __________________ are
formed in the cooler outer region of the Solar System.

B. Write your answer on the provided space.


1. How did the Solar system form?

2. Where is the Solar system located?

3. How are the planets divided into 2 categories?

4. Name some characteristics of Terrestrial Planets.

_______________________________

_______________________________,

5. The reason why Venus is known as the world of fire.

_____________________________________________________________________________
7. The reason why Earth is the only planet capable of sustaining life.

8. What are Gas Giants made of?

_______________________________, ________________________

9. Name the two Ice Giant Planets.

_______________________________, ________________________

10. What do Jovian Planets have in common ?

_______________________________, ____________________________,

_______________________________, ____________________________

11. What is an Asteroid belt?

______________________________________________________________

13. What is the largest object in the asteroid belt known as the dwarf planet.

14. What is Kuiper Belt?

15. Where is the gravitational and physical influence of the sun end?

______________________________________________________________________________

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