The Material from Which Our Solar System Formed Is Believed

question 95

Multiple Choice

The material from which our solar system formed is believed to be

• A) the hot, dense gases at the center of a globular star cluster.
• B) a vast cloud of pure hydrogen.
• C) the convergence of the solar winds of several nearby stars.
• D) a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust.

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Definitions:

Linear Island Chain

A series of islands aligned in a straight line, often created by the movement of a tectonic plate over a stationary hotspot in the Earth's mantle.

Seamount

A submarine mountain, in some cases flat-topped, that rises above the seafloor.

Pacific Ocean

The largest and deepest of the world's ocean basins, extending from the Arctic in the north to the Antarctic in the south.

Tectonics

The study of the structure and motion of the Earth's crust and its large-scale processes and features.