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The Birth of Our Solar System

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The explosive reactions and forces, from gravity to nuclear fsion, which formed our Solar System. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Our Solar System is the region of space which falls within the gravitational influence of our... The explosive reactions and forces, from gravity to nuclear fsion, which formed our Solar System. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Our Solar System is the region of space which falls within the gravitational influence of our Sun. Our Solar System formed about 5 billion years ago from a giant spinning cloud of gas and dust. The Sun took 10 million years to form. Metal and dust particles clustered to form rocks, which eventually formed planets in a process known as accretion. A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning points. Get straight to the facts in just three minutes – directly linked to core learning, Twig's curriculum films will fit neatly into your lesson plans.
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3:00
Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Imagine Learning - Twig (middle years+)
Date
2010
Language
English
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nuclear fusion, venus, mars, jupiter, gravity, rocks, temperature, hydrogen, oxygen, birth, regions, planets, saturn, mercury, uranus, neptune
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solar system, formation, sun, earth, gas giants, accretion, material, core, influence, swept, region, dust, eventually
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