ANALYZE IT
1. What is a nebula?
2. What effect might a supernova have had on the material in a nebula that led to the creation of our solar system?
3. Does nuclear fusion combine or break apart hydrogen (H) atoms to form helium (He) atoms? Does nuclear fusion release or
absorb energy?
4. What percentage of the matter in the solar system does the sun contain? What does that statistic tell you about our sun?
5. What role did gravity play in the formation of the solar system?
