SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the nebular hypothesis?
A
Prediction about how the universe was formed
B
Prediction of how the moon was formed
C
Prediction of how comets were formed
D
Prediction of how the Solar System was formed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Our solar system formed at the same time as our Sun as described in the nebular hypothesis. The nebular hypothesis is the idea that a spinning cloud of dust made of mostly light elements, called a nebula, flattened into a protoplanetary disk, and became a solar system consisting of a star with orbiting planets [12].

Detailed explanation-2: -Nebular Hypothesis – This theory was developed by Immanuel Kant and modified in 1796 by Pierre Laplace. According to this hypothesis, the planets were formed out of a cloud of material associated with a youthful sun, which was slowly rotating.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first version of the nebular hypothesis was proposed in 1755 by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant and modified in 1796 by Pierre Laplace. The nebula that according to this hypothesis condensed to form the solar system is called the solar nebula.

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