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Which planet do most known extrasolar planets most resemble

Jupiter Neptune

The planet that most extrasolar planets resembles Jupiter.

Jupiter(apex)
Most of the confirmed Exoplanets are larger gaseous planets with large masses. These are easier to detect and confirm due to their size. They most resemble Jupiter, although many are thought to be much larger than our largest planet.

The farther a star is away from earth the more it is

red shifted

Hydrogen bombs and stars both produce energy with nuclear

fusion

Gravitational instability theory

gas and dust sticks to itself and collapses

What is the process that A star turns matter into energy

Nuclear fusion

What occurs in the sun's core and generates the sun's energy

Nuclear Fusion

What causes a solar nebula to initially begin to form a solar

An explosion from outside the nebula

What force do scientists thinck was responsible for clumping matter together to form the first stars after the big bang

Scientists don't "think" it was gravity, scientists know that it was gravity.

What is the difference in between nebula and solar nebula

A solar nebula is related to the formation of our Solar System, any other nebula is just a nebula.

Which best describes the beginning of the big bang

A blowing of a balloon best describes the BIG BANG best

Where is the sun located at one of the two in the shape of earths orbital path

The path of the Earth's orbit is an ellipse. The Sun is positioned at one of the two foci of the ellipse.

Select the star life cycle that is accurate.

star of one stellar mass, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf

Do All of the following are reasons why astronomers have difficulty looking at distant stars except

They don't understand how redshift affects stars.

Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope

light from the they orbit makes it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope

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