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tatyanajohnson

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Name three properties of the solar nebula still seen in planet orbits.
 
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Sunsets are red because
 
  A) the Sun emits more red light when it's setting.
  B) sunlight must pass through more atmosphere then, and the atmosphere scatters even more light at bluer wavelengths, transmitting mostly red light.
  C) sunlight must pass through more atmosphere then, and the atmosphere scatters more light at red wavelengths than bluer wavelengths.
  D) the cooler atmosphere in the evening absorbs more blue light.
  E) none of the above



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Answer to Question 1

The planets still orbit in the common counter clockwise direction. This was the direction of the condensing nebula's rotation. The orbits are almost circular, as the nebula formed in concentric rings. All planets move close to the ecliptic, the plane in which the condensing disk flattened out around the Sun's equator.

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