Module 3: The Solar System
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CC3.1 Explain the origin and properties of the celestial bodies in our solar system
LO3.1.1 Describe each of the planets in the solar system
LO3.1.2 Distinguish between comets, asteroids, and meteors in the solar system
★ LO3.1.3 Describe the origins of the solar system
Read Chapter 15 (Section 15.4) of Physical Science, 13th edition by Bill Tillery McGraw Hill Education
Time: 44:22
PROMPT How did the solar system form?
Answer
Gas and dust collapsed in on itself forming a spinning disk. Nuclear fusion occurs when hydrogen atoms fuse into helium. When enough material collect at the disc's center our sun was born. Material formed clumped masses that formed into the planets, terrestrial near the sun and gaseous further from the sun.