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Watch the video describing what is beyond Earth into the unknown.

Click on the links; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/-9WjtRRiov0

https://youtu.be/eW4eaKbq6io

https://youtu.be/ic9_mxsmD_o

Answer the following questions:

a.    What do you call the boundary between the inner planets and the outer planets just beyond the asteroid belt?

b.    Why is Jupiter likened to a “protective older sibling” to the earth?

c.     What term is used to describe Jupiter (largest planet) and Saturn (second largest planet)?  What term is used to describe Uranus and Neptune?

d.    According to the video, what would have happened to the solar system had Saturn reached the same size as Jupiter and why is this fortunate for us?

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Scientists use the Hubble Space Telescope and other instruments on earth and in the orbiting International Space Station to study distant star systems.

A nebula is a huge cloud of space dust. Immanuel Kant, a philosopher, first put forth the nebular theory about the origin of our solar system.

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/ZDXhn1fmeGg

Answer the ff. questions:

a.    According to the video, what insights do scientists get about our own solar system when they study distant star systems?

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Ever since the earliest men had looked up at the nigh time sky, they have often asked:  What are those sparkling lights?  What is the connection between us and them?

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/uzn9SJsn_uw

Answer the ff. questions:

a.    Based on what the characters had said, how do we perceive what the stars are?

b.    Which character gave the most accurate description of what the stars are?

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Watch the video describing the characteristics of the four inner planets:  Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/SeCW-RVqOjU

Answer the questions:

a.    Mercury and Venus are names of Gods in Roman mythology.  Their counterparts in Greek mythology are Hermes and Aphrodite respectively.  It is from their names – Hermes (male) + Aphrodite (female) – that we derive the term used in describing an organism which contains both the male and female reproductive organs.  What is this organism called?

b.    According to the video, what is the nickname given to the Earth that is derived from a famous children’s fairy tale?  Explain briefly why this is so.

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The moon rotates about around its axis in the same time as it takes to make one revolution around the earth.  That is why the same side of the moon always faces us.

Everyone of us is like the moon; we all have our bright side and our dark side.

Watch the video describing the birth of our moon.

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/hSXJAaDhQis

Answer the question:

a.    What is the most accepted theory about how the moon was formed?  Explain briefly.

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Watch the video to refresh your memory about the two different models of the solar system – the earth-centered and sun-centered models.

The ancient astronomer Claudius Ptolemy is generally considered to be the one who formulated the former and the Polish monk Nicolas Copernicus the latter.

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/k9RMZlug7cg

Answer this question:

a.    What is meant by retrograde motion?  (Hint:  If you are familiar with the term “retro” you should know this one.)

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Watch how gravity played an important part in the formation of our solar system.

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6MlV92yA2E

Answer the question:

a.    What is the process called in which gravity caused smaller pieces to form into larger pieces of matter during the formation of our solar system?

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Click on the link; read the article or watch the video on Nebular Theory

https://youtu.be/fREpF0EbyIY

Answer this question:

a.    How does the nebular theory explain the existence of the universe and its components?

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Gustav Holst composed a suite – a collection of musical works entitled “The Planets” – based on the astrological characteristics of the planets.  The most famous piece of music in this suite is entitled “Mars - The Bringer of War”

Click on the link; read the article or watch the video

https://youtu.be/qz6LPNewf8k

Answer the following questions:

a.    Holst completed his suite sometime around 1916.  Aside from Earth, Pluto is missing from this suite. Why was Pluto missing?  You may have to do additional research for this.

b.    Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” is said to be the inspiration of this composer for the soundtrack of one of the most popular film franchises ever. Who is this composer and what is this film franchise?

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a. Organisms with both male and female reproductive organs are called Hermaphrodites.

b. The Earth is nicknamed the "Goldilocks Planet" because it is just the right temperature to support life, similar to how in the fairy tale, Goldilocks found one of the bowls of porridge to be not too hot and not too cold.

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a.  They say that we think that stars tell a story and some say that some who passed away are watching over us.

b. Pumba(the pig) gave the most accurate description of what the stars are. Balls of gas burning billions of miles away.

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1.) Hermaphrodite

2.) Goldilocks since it is perfectly balanced, not too hot nor cold nor wet nor dry. Perfect living condition.

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a. The organism is called Hermaphrodite

b. The nickname that was given to Earth was the "Goldilocks Planet" because as the story goes in Goldilocks, she found a bowl of porridge that was not too hot and not too cold which is why she chose that bowl over the others.

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The most accepted theory about the formation of the moon states that around 4.5 billion years ago, a heavenly body around the size of Mars named Theia collided with the Earth, causing massive amounts of rock to fly into space. The resulting debris ended up getting caught in Earth's gravitational pull, slowly forming the rocks into what we now know as the moon.

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A.) A world-shattering impact a long time ago happened within our solar system, fragments from this impact had amassed and had gathered into the orbit of the earth.

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a. She said that studying distant star systems show what we have gone through over time. She says that it is like looking back in time. Here we also capture the early stages of solar system formation. It also showed how the nebula went from a protostar to the sun we know off today.

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The most accepted theory about how the moon was formed was when the Earth has a collision with an object the size of mars. This shattered the object making a lot of debris across space. Some of it orbited the Earth and slowly started to merge together becoming the moon.

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Gatchalian, Andre

1.) Frost line

2.) Jupiter's gravitational influence protects the earth from harmful projectiles.

3.)

Ice giants - Uranus and Neptune
gas giants- Jupiter and Saturn

4.)

The gravitational influence of both plants would begin to such each other and destroy all planets within the solar system.

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a) Based on what the characters said, we may perceive the stars as the stories of fallen legends.

b) Pumbaa from the Lion King clip gave the most accurate description of what the stars are because he believed that they were "balls of gas burning billions of miles away".

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a. The boundary between the inner and outer planets is called the frost line.

b. Jupiter protects the Earth from potential icy comet collisions by drawing any bodies into its own gravitational pull and flinging them away from our planet.

c. Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants while Uranus and Neptune are ice giants.

d. Had Saturn grown to be the same size as Jupiter, both of their gravities combined would have sucked in any smaller planets within the solar system, which would end life as we know it on this planet.

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a) When scientists study distant star systems, they find out that our own solar system must have been formed the same way as other star systems.

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a. The process is called accretion where particles are pulled together to form into clumps.

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a. Such organism is called a Hermaphrodite! (▰˘◡˘▰)

b. The Earth's coined nickname, Goldilocks Planet, stems from its favorable and ideal conditions. Similar to the last bowl of porridge in the children's narrative, the Earth's location and distance from the Sun is "just right."

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a) The process in which gravity caused smaller pieces of matter to form into bigger ones during the formation of the solar system is called accretion.

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A. The organism is called Hermaphrodite.

B. The nickname given to Earth is the Goldilocks planet because it has the right temperature for living things to live in.

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a.  the boundary between the inner planets and the outer planets just beyond the asteroid belt is called the frost line.

b.  Jupiter is likened to a "protective older sibling" because it protects us from potential comets that could enter the inner solar system.

c. Jupiter and Saturn are called gas giants while Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants.

d. If Saturn reached the same size as Jupiter, It would've destroyed all our plants and destroy the solar system and the earth with it.

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a. From the character's perspectives, each one of them have their own opinions and beliefs of what is up there in those starry bright lights. The majority have said that they are people from the past either imitating what they are most famous for or just known royal individuals watching over the world they lived in. Or just a bunch of dying fireflys stuck to suffer for eternity in a big blue sphere surronding the earth :).

b. It's quite obvious from all of the characters that Pumbaa gave possibly the closest to the correct answer amongst all others. He described them as "big balls of gasses burning billions of miles away".

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Within the passing time as scientists obtain new knowledge of other star systems, they begin to understand more intuitively how our own solar system came to be from the birth of our sun to the creation of the earth.

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The most accepted theory about how the moon was formed is it happened a very long time ago where there were planet size rocks orbiting sun. After that Earth and Thea (a body size of mars) hits each others. After that there were rocks that escaped the gravity of the Earth. After sometime those rocks are orbiting the Earth and it algamates overtime.

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The moon's birth ☽ is a product of an interplanetary smash of the young Earth and a Mars-sized celestial object named Thea. Through time, the collateral damages of such brutal collision produce one of mankind's most loved heavenly body, the moon!

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The process of which gravity causes smaller pieces to attact to one another in order to form larger pieces is called "accretion". It is throught this process the the smaller pieces would turn to larger pieces but eventually form a sphere shape object.

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A. The Boundary between the inner planets and the outer planets is called a Frost Line.

B. Jupiter is like a protective older sibling is because its gravitational pull pulls asteroids or rocks that could potentially destroy the earth.

C. The reason why Jupiter and Saturn are considered the largest plants is because of gas. The term used for them is gas giants. Neptune and Uranus, are called ice giants.

D. If Saturn reaches the same size as Jupiter, they will have this great gravitational pull that will suck up the other small planets including earth that will end life.

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a. This distinguishing boundary is called the Frost Line! (∪ ◡ ∪)

b. Jupiter's enormity influences its immense gravitational force, protecting the Earth from the hostility of the comets that could enter and destroy the planet.

c. Gas Giants and Ice Giants were labelled to Jupiter and Saturn, and Neptune and Uranus respectively! ^‿^

d. The moment Saturn reaches the exact size of Jupiter, disarray in the movement of the solar system is to be expected. Such turmoil will cause the Earth's destruction, killing all of mankind. (∩︵∩)

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a. From the characters shown in the video, it is said that we perceive stars as fallen legends of the past who are watching overn us. Others may perceive it as stories for us to discover and hear.

b. The character who gave the most accurate description would be pumba.

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a. As the years progressed and technology evolved, new machines were able to help discover how the early stages of our universe formed. It also helped obtain new knowledge about the process of how the other star systems were formed.

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a. The process wherein small pieces of matter fuse and condense into bigger pieces is called "accretion".

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The characters describe stars as people that were once here, our ancestors, in the sky and telling a story.

Pumbaa gave the most accurate description of stars, so much so I think it's what I understand stars to be verbatim.

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a. Based on what they had said, we perceive stars as stories and as fallen Gods that watch over us.

b. Pumbaa had the most accurate description of stars. He described as big flaming balls of gas far far away.

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According to the scientist, they get insights on how our solar system was formed. The scientist described it as looking back in time.

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The process where gravity causes smaller pieces to form into larger pieces of matter during the formation of our solar system is called accretion.

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a. Hermaphrodite is the name of the organism.

b. Goldilocks Planet is a nickname for the earth taken from a famous children's fairy tale because it is just the perfect temperature, comparable to how one of the bowls of porridge in the children's fairy tale Goldilocks Planet is discovered to be neither too hot nor too cold.

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a. The most widely accepted explanation regarding how the moon was formed is that the Earth collided with an asteroid the size of Mars, shattering it and scattering debris into space, some of which orbited the earth and gradually merged to become the moon.

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a. Just beyond the asteroid belt, the Frost line separates the inner planets from the outer planets.

b. Jupiter has indeed been likened to the earth as a "protective older sibling" because its gravitational pull draws asteroids or boulders that might potentially damage the planet, protecting us from dangerous comets that could reach the inner solar system.

c. The term is used to describe the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, whereas the term is used to describe the ice giants Uranus and Neptune.

d. If Saturn grew to be the same size as Jupiter, its gravitational pull would suffocate the smaller planets, destroying the entire solar system, including the Earth, and putting an end to life, which is why we are so fortunate.

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Looking out into space give scientists a look into what happens when nebulas collapse and stars are born, and apply that to our nebula and star. Simply put,. the scientist can now 'look back in time; what we must have gone through'

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1. This organism is called a Hermaphrodite

2. The Earth is known as the Goldilocks planet because of the fact that it is not too hot nor too cold. This is a reference to the story of Goldilocks who found a bowl of porridge that was just at right temperature.

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a. The most accepted theory is that sometime in the early stages of the solar system, there was an impact between the Earth and an object known as Theia. The object was estimated to be around the size of mars. The collision caused a large amount of debris to fly off the earth. It is believed that after a large amount of time, those debris were pulled by the gravity of Earth, and banded together to form the moon.

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a. Frost Line

b. Jupiter's gravity is so strong, that it pulls away anything that has the potential to hit the Earth.

c. Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, while Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants.

d. If Saturn had grown to the size of Jupiter, the combined force would have pulled in smaller planets i.e Earth, into them, which would have destroyed the solar system and us along with it.

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A. According to Daniel Wakin (2006), not all planets have been discovered at the time Gustav Holst wrote it in 1916. Pluto then was discovered after fourteen years (1930) and in 2000, Colin Matthews composed "Pluto" but the planet was considered as a "Dwarf Planet", or they no longer accept Pluto as a planet and so they removed it off the list.

B. The composer who was inspired by Gustav Holst is John Williams. Gustav, along with the other composer Erich korngold have provided an inspiration for John Williams when he wrote the soundtrack for Star Wars (Turner, 2016).

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A. As mentioned in the video, for instance, it is when you're driving along the highway and you past by a car with the same speed as yours and they slowed down a bit and they appear to be moving backwards. In other words or the way I understand it, it is a motion contrary to what the other subject is directed to or they rotate in opposite direction.

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I feel like what they mean by retrograde motion is when it appears that it is going backwards once seen in a 2d perspective but then is actually orbiting another orbit when seen in a 3rd perspective.

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A. The nebular theory states that the solar system was developed from a nebula cloud made up of dust and gas that also formed the planets, the sun and the moon; the ball at the center are the materials that are curdled which is the sun, while the remainder flattened out into a disc that formed a ring around it.

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The nebular theory states that the Solar System started off with a Nebula. Then the presence of a supernova made the Nebula collapse and gravity made the Nebula go towards the center. The presence of gravity as well attracted more dust and gas towards the center where the Nebula was. As the Nebula collapses and spins due to gravity, it starts to heat up and in turn a Protosun forms. Gravity as well started to attract Planetesimals and the collision of these Planetesimals resulted to the formation of new planets. With the help of gravity, it will also keep the formed planets in its orbit around the sun

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The process where small particles are pulled together by gravity, as well as electrostatic forces, is called accretion

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a. It was only after fourteen years Holst completed his suite when Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. This signifies that Holt's suite preceded Pluto's discovery.

b. As a huge fan of the franchise, it was recognizable from the first note that Holt's suite inspired John Williams to compose the 1977 soundtrack of Star Wars. On the video above, it was specifically the Main Title from the soundtrack!

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The retrograde motion of planets is mirage that is created because it seems like there is a change from an object's position as you're looking at it in different eyeshots. Specifically, the illusion we see is that objects closer to us move faster and further than objects far from us. Hence, it is hard to discern whether object A or object B is moving because of its retrograde/backwards motion.

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a. The nebular theory only covers the formation of the solar system, not the universe. On top of that, the nebular theory suggests that the solar system originated from clouds of dust and gases—a nebula. But the nebula collapsed towards the center because of a supernova, this made the nebula rotate.

Noting that gravity plays an enormous role in pulling dusts and gases towards the center, it  all flattened out and formed an accretion disk. This disk starts to spin and heat up even more, and the accumulated matter causes a protosun to form. This is a recurrent process as gravity continues to form clumps like planetesimals, which eventually form planets!

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a. A Hermaphrodite is an organism that possesses both male and female reproductive organs.

b. The Earth was given the nickname "Goldilocks Planet". This name was derived from the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, because, the Earth is not too hot and not too cold, deriving from the idea that Goldilocks took the porridge that was not hot and not too cold.

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a.    From the characters' perspective, they perceive stars as something that tells stories, and that fallen gods are up there watching over us.

b.    Among the characters from the video, Pumbaa (the wild boar) had the most accurate description for stars. He described it as balls of gas burning billions of miles away.

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a.    When scientist study about distant star systems, the insights they get is that studying these show what have gone through time. As this goes, they then learn how other solar systems, including our own are formed.

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It is believed that in the early stages of the solar system, where there were still around 20 planet-sized objects orbiting the sun, the Earth collided with Theia, a body about the size of mars.
This resulted in the billions of tons of rocks escaping the Earth's gravity and eject into space to be sucked into the Earth's orbit. In a few million years, those rocks combine together to create our radiant moon.

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a. The characters think that the stars tell stories which were from the past, or ancestors watching over us.
b. Pumbaa from Lion King had the most accurate definition of stars, which was "balls of gas burning billions of miles away"

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As they study other solar systems, they get to study what happens when one is formed, meaning they get to know the history of how our solar system has been formed.

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a.    The process called in which gravity causes smaller pieces to form into larger pieces of matter during the formation of our solar system is accretion. This process is basically how planet are formed and how they are sphere-shaped because of the gravity centering it.

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The process where gravity causes smaller pieces to combine in order to make larger pieces during formation of solar system is called accretion.

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a. The suite "The Planets" was composed in the year 1914 and was completed in the year 1916. Pluto, which was discovered in the year 1930, was not yet known when the musical work was being composed.

b. John Williams adored the work of Gustav Holst. Leading him to create a soundtrack that's inspired by the work of Holst for one of the most popular film franchises, Star Wars.

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a. Retrograde motion refers to an object seemingly moving backward. But in reality, it is an illusion created because of different factors such as speed and position. It becomes hard to discern the actuality of the object that is considered to be in retrograde motion.

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The nebular theory does not explain the existence of the universe, rather it explains how our solar system came to be. According to the theory, The explosion of a supernova causes a giant cloud of dust and gasses, or in other words a nebula, to collapse towards its center. The nebula then becomes a disk and starts to rotate and heat up. This causes the formation of a protosun, the young sun. The disk also forms planetesimals, baby planets. Planetesimals collide with each other and start to grow which eventually, turns into planets.

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a. The boundary between the inner planets and the outer planets is known as the "Frost Line"

b. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, so it also has the strongest gravitational pull. It often changes the trajectory of comets that could enter the inner solar system. This resulted in it being known as being the protective older sibling of Earth.

c. Jupiter and Saturn, being composed of mostly gas, are identified as the Gas Giants, while Uranus and Neptune, being too late in taking the gas, create an icy area resulting in the name Ice Giants.

d. If Saturn was any bigger, it would have acted together with Jupiter in sucking and destroying all the smaller planets including the Earth. Hence, why we are fortunate this did not happen.

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a.) The characters perceived the stars differently. One character said that the stars tell stories, another character said that stars are fireflies that got stuck, the other thought that they are balls of gas burning billions of miles away, and another one said that they are the great kings watching over us.

b.) The character that gave the most accurate description was Pumbaa. He said that stars are balls of gas burning billions of miles away.

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a.) By observing distant star systems, the scientists realized that they are able to productively look back in time - how things were formed and how the solar system started.

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a.) In the course of the formation of the solar system, small particles form into massive objects due gravity. This process is called accretion.

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a.) At that time when Gustav Holst originally wrote 'The Planets' in 1916, the planet Pluto was not officially discovered yet. Pluto was officially discovered back in 1930 which was 14 years after Holst wrote 'The Planets.'

b.) Because of Gustav Holst's work, John Williams was inspired to create a soundtrack dedicated to one of the most iconic franchises in the film industry, Star Wars.

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a. A retrograde motion is an illusionary motion of any object that seems apparent to another object as it appears to move backwards while passing by.

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a.) The nebular theory does not necessarily justify the existence of the entire universe, but how our solar system was formed and organized.
According to the Nebular Theory, our solar system consisted of a huge cloud of molecular dust and gases, that was referred to as 'Nebula.' Then as a supernova occurred, the Nebula collapsed towards the center and started rotating. This leads to the creation of the "Protosun," which was the early phase of the sun. The Protosun then lead to the creation of small "Planetesimals" that eventually created solid planets in our solar system.

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a. Gustav Holst composed the suite "The Planets" in 1914. However, Pluto was only discovered in the year 1930. At this point, the suite was completed with the already known planets at the time of its creation, which did not include Pluto.

b. John Williams found inspiration in Holst's work, which led him to compose a soundtrack for the popular film franchise—Star Wars.

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Retrograde motion is an illusion created when two objects at different speeds pass by each other. To put it simply, the slower moving object appears to be moving backwards when in reality, it's just moving in the same direction at a slower pace. When looking at planets in retrograde motion from the Earth's sky, there is an apparent change in the planet's motion caused by this illusion.

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a.) The organism is called Hermaphrodite.

b.) According to the video, the Earth has the nickname Goldilocks planet. The reason for this is because it is similar to a temperature of a bowl of porridge from a Children's narrative - it's not too hot nor too cold, it's orbiting at just the right distance from the sun and, makes it conducive to life.

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a.) At the time of the composition of his suite, the planet Pluto has not yet been discovered. Hoist finished his suite during 1916, while Pluto was discovered during 1930.

b.) John Williams is one of the many composers who were inspired by Hoist. Williams made a soundtrack in honor of Hoist which was used for one of the most popular franchises to exist, Star Wars.

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A retrograde motion, is when an object gives the illusion of moving backwards due to the difference in speed between you and that object.

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The Nebular Theory focuses on the formation of our Solar System in the Milky Way Galaxy within our universe. It states that the Solar System first began as a nebula, a cloud of dispersed interstellar gas. A supernova—an exploding star—caused the nebula to collapse and form a disk. This disk heated up and accelerated, which led to the creation of the protosun and plantesimals, which we now know as the Sun and the planets of the Solar System at present.

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The nebular theory refers to the idea that the Solar System was formed through clouds of dust and gas orbiting the sun. These formation of gas and dust are called nebulas and due to gravity, these formations of cloud and gas were all pulled to the middle and collapse. The collapsed nebulas started rotating and heating up eventually forming planetesimals that end up turning into the solar system we know today.

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a. When an organism has both reproductive organs we call it Hermaphrodite.

b. Goldilocks was the nickname given to earth because just like in the fairy tale, the oatmeal or porridge she finally chose was just the right temperature, it wasn't too hot nor was it too cold.

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a.) The moon’s formation was an occurrence because of a direct collision of the young Earth and a Mars-sized object named Thea. The world-shattering impact and blasting of materials escaped the Earth’s gravity that was ejected into space and produced the Earth’s natural satelite, the moon🌙

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The most acceptable theory of how the moon came to be is when long ago, planets would clash with each other and the rocks that came from the planets would enter the orbit of the earth and with time, it will become the moon

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a.    What do you call the boundary between the inner planets and the outer planets just beyond the asteroid belt?

The frost line is the boundary between the inner and outer planets beyond the asteroid belt.

b.    Why is Jupiter likened to a “protective older sibling” to the earth?

Jupiter’s size influences the gravitational force that is protecting the Earth, and other planets, from comets and celestial objects that can eventually destroy the planet.

c.     What term is used to describe Jupiter (largest planet) and Saturn (second largest planet)?  What term is used to describe Uranus and Neptune?

The name used to describe these planets are Gas giants and Ice giants for Jupiter and Saturn, and Uranus and Neptune respectively.

d.    According to the video, what would have happened to the solar system had Saturn reached the same size as Jupiter and why is this fortunate for us?

The occurrence for having Saturn as the same size to Jupiter in one solar system will eventually hit, collide or knock out all the other planets orbiting around the sun. This event is fortunate for us to live and raise mankind.

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a. The division that separates the inner planets from the outer planets is the asteroid belt.

b. jupiter is considered to be the protective older sibling because it shields earth away from harmful elements like comets.

c.  saturn and jupiter are knows as the "Gas Giants", and Uranus and neptune are known as "Ice Giants".

d.  If there were 2 planets the size of jupiter, both of them would hit all the other planets within time.

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1. Organisms with both male and female reproductive organs are called hermaphrodites.
2. The Earth was given the nickname "Goldilocks" or "Goldilocks planet" because it is the planet in the Solar System that is most conducive for life.

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The most accepted theory on the formation of our moon is called the "Giant-Impact Theory". This states that the moon was formed through the collision of Earth with another planet-sized object; something that occurred in the early stages of the Solar System.

Source : https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-did-the-moon-form.html

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Before the Earth and Moon, there was a proto-Earth and Theia. Museum planetary science researcher Prof Sara Russell explains the origins of Earth's closest companion.

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a. As it was given in the question, Holst managed to complete his suite around 1916. The reason for Pluto being missing is that Pluto was discovered 14 years later. Pluto was officially discovered in 1930.

b. Gustav Holst was inspired by none other than the great composer John Williams. And coincidentally enough, John Williams is the main composer for one of the most iconic film franchises, Star Wars.

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a. The boundary between the inner and outer planets beyond the asteroid belt is called the "frost line". Upon crossing this line, one finds planets that are completely different in composition from the first four planets.

b. Jupiter is likened to a "protective older sibling" because it often deflects comets that could have potentially hit us / gone to the inner Solar System.

c. Jupiter and Saturn are called gas giants, while Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants.

d. If Saturn reached Jupiter's size, the gravitational pull of these two planets would have destroyed all other planets in the Solar System. Thus, we are fortunate that Saturn didn't grow to Jupiter's size.

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a. Based on my understanding, the retrograde motion is an illusion to make it seem like one object is moving past another one. This is similar to how when you are in a highway, and pass a slower moving car, it will look like the other car is moving backwards.

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The Nebular Theory is a theory that explains how the Solar System emerged and flourished. According to the theory, the solar system formed as a result of a supernova explosion that created a massive cloud of dust and gasses. The clouds then began to degrade some 4.57 billion years ago. Pockets of dust and gas began to gather in denser locations as a result of the collapse. Planets originated from the dust and gas in the form of a disc.

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a) Organisms that carry both male and female reproductive organs are called Hermaphrodites.

b) The Earth is nicknamed the "Goldilocks Planet" because, similar to the fairy tale, it is placed within the solar system such that the planet was neither too hot nor too cold for life to form and therefore being just the right temperature.

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The most accepted theory regarding the formation of the moon as of today is that The Earth came into collision with another celestial body some billion years ago. This collision scattered large amounts of mass into space which would be pulled into orbit by earth's gravity and eventually form into the moon.

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a) The boundary is called the frost line, due to the colder conditions present within that region of the solar systems.

b) Jupiter's immense gravitational pull helps to protect Earth from incoming comets, earning it the moniker used in the video.

c) Jupiter and Saturn are referred to as Gas Giants due to a large majority of their mass being composed of gas while Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants instead.

d) Had Jupiter and Saturn come to be the same size, their gravitational pulls may have distorted the orbit of all the other planets and even pulled them in completely resulting in their destruction. Needless to say, it is fortunate that this did not occur as the earth could have been annihilated.

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1. The organism is Hermaphrodite.

2. The planet Earth was given a nickname, which is the Goldilocks Planet because of its perfect atmosphere, not too hot and not too cold where living things could survive.

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An object named Theia, which is almost the size of planet Mars, hit the Earth. This occurence created a collision that caused many objects and shattered debris to get into Earth's atmosphere. Earth's gravity pulled all these and formed them into a ball with craters, known as the moon.

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1. Since the boundary has a cold atmosphere in the solar system, this is called the frost line.

2. Jupiter protects the Earth from large entities and comets that may enter or possibly hit the planet. The impact this can cause is big, but thanks to Jupiter's gravitational pull this is prevented.

3. The two largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn are called Gas Giants because of their gaseous atmosphere and large mass. While Uranus and Neptune, are called the Ice Giants because of the abundance of ice in these planets.

4. If the Saturn grew to be as large as Jupiter, their gravitational pull will cause all other planets in the solar system to be destroyed. Fortunately this did not happen, life would not have happened.

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1) Each have their own perceptions of what the stars are but one thing that is similar to what everyone says is that there are definitely plenty of stars.

2) Pumba from Lion King had the most accurate depiction of what a star is and what even forms a star,