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1. True or False? The earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old, nebula hypot

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Question

1. True or False? The earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old, nebula hypotheses explains the origin of the solar system.

2. True or False? The Big Bang theory explains the evolution of the universe.

3. The nebular hypothesis explained certain other observations of the solar system:

planet and asteroids all move in the same direction around the sun

most of the planets rotate in the same direction as earth

the orbits of the planets are nearly circular or elliptical

all of the above

4. True or False? The Doppler Effect and the red shift effect are similar ways to measure distance separation.

A.

planet and asteroids all move in the same direction around the sun

B.

most of the planets rotate in the same direction as earth

C.

the orbits of the planets are nearly circular or elliptical

D.

all of the above

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1 - true

The earth is about 4.56 billion years old. And nebular hypothesis explains the origin of the planets in the solar system

Answer 2 - true

The big bang theory explains the evolution of the universe. According to big bang theory the universe started to evolve aroun 13 billion years ago.