Author Question: The disk-shaped cloud that formed our solar system is called the solar nebula because: A) the ... (Read 182 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

The disk-shaped cloud that formed our solar system is called the solar nebula because:

A) the concentrated mass near the center eventually forms into the Sun.
B) it is whirled around by solar wind.
C) the spinning disk was infinitely brighter than the rest of the solar system.
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 2

Why create a computer simulation of Natural Processes?

What will be an ideal response?

aliotak · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: When necessary, computer models replace field observations and experiments to test hypotheses. Computer programs describe the natural processes by mathematical equations and set the values for material properties and rates of processes that are difficult or impossible to control in the laboratory. However, even computer simulations have limitations, not only because of uncertainties in values for deep-Earth materials and processes, but also because they require immense computing power to simulate what happens within the huge volume of Earth during long periods of geologic time.