SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of planets were the first to form?
A
Inner Planets
B
Outer Planets
C
The Planets formed randomly
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is how Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the gas giants of our solar system, are thought to have formed. Jupiter and Saturn are thought to have formed first and quickly within the first 10 million years of the solar system.

Detailed explanation-2: -“The formation of the planets in the outer solar system started later, but also finished more quickly; the inner planets needed a lot longer, ‘’ Lichtenberg says.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the planets, Jupiter likely formed first, perhaps as soon as a million years into the solar system’s life, scientists have argued (opens in new tab). Scientists have developed three different models to explain how planets in and out of the solar system may have formed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Space Environment Earth and the other three inner planets of our solar system (Mercury, Venus and Mars) are made of rock, containing common minerals like feldspars and metals like magnesium and aluminum. So is Pluto. The other planets are not solid.

Detailed explanation-5: -) In contrast, the four outer planets, also called the Jovian, or giant, planets-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune-are large objects with densities less than 2 grams per cubic cm; they are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium (Jupiter and Saturn) or of ice, rock, hydrogen, and helium (Uranus and Neptune).…

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