Solar System - Revision history

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Get a better reference than "the third grade"

AnitaMacBail: Removed inaccurate attribution of POV and tightened sentence

2012-12-20T01:22:08Z

Removed inaccurate attribution of POV and tightened sentence

Conservative: Reverted edits by Nightsky (talk) to last revision by MattyD

2012-12-16T00:36:23Z

Reverted edits by Nightsky (talk) to last revision by MattyD

Nightsky: those scientists can be conservative or in the middle, evolution has nothing to do with the origin, it wasn't sheer chance but the common result of those clouds, and it hasn't been "shown"

2012-12-16T00:31:25Z

those scientists can be conservative or in the middle, evolution has nothing to do with the origin, it wasn't sheer chance but the common result of those clouds, and it hasn't been "shown"

MattyD: Undo revision 1023384 by Nightsky (talk)

2012-12-15T22:54:24Z

Undo revision 1023384 by Nightsky (talk)

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 ==Planets==
-According to the 2006 definition, a [[planet]] is an object that orbits the sun, is massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and is dominant enough to clear away objects in its vicinity.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html</ref>  According to that definition, there are eight planets in the solar system. They are, in order of increasing distance from the sun:
+According to the 2006 definition, a [[planet]] is an object that orbits the sun, is massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and is dominant enough to clear away objects in its vicinity.<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html</ref>  According to that definition, there are eight planets in the solar system. They are, in order of increasing distance from the sun:
 *[[Mercury]]
 *[[Venus]]

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-According to the scientific consensus, the '''Solar System''' consists of the [[Sun]] and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it.  Some scientists claim that all of this was formed from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
+According to the scientific consensus, the '''Solar System''' consists of the [[Sun]] and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it. Some scientists claim that the Solar System was formed from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago. [[Creation scientists]] reject this and argue it was created by [[God]] around 4,000 BC.
 ==Planets==
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 ==Dwarf planets==
-A [[dwarf planet]] is an object that orbits the sun and has a round shape, and was defined in 2006. The crucial difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is that a dwarf planet is not large enough to clear the neighborhood of its orbit. Currently recognized dwarf planets are:<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/dwarf-planet</ref>
+A [[dwarf planet]] is an object that orbits the sun and has a round shape and was defined in 2006. The crucial difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is that a dwarf planet is not large enough to clear the neighborhood of its orbit. Currently recognized dwarf planets are:<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/dwarf-planet</ref>
 *[[Pluto]]<sup>[[#Note|[1]]]</sup>
 *[[Eris]]
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 == External links ==
 *[http://www.solarviews.com/eng/terms.htm Glossary]
 == See also ==
 *[[Milky Way Galaxy]]
 *[[Counterexamples to an Old Earth]]

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 *The [[asteroid belt]], which is between the orbits of [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]
-*The [[Kuiper belt]], which shares its orbit with [[Pluto]]
+*The [[Kuiper Belt|Kuiper belt]], which shares its orbit with [[Pluto]]
-*The [[Oort Cloud]], which is far beyond the Kuiper belt
+*The [[Oort cloud]], which is far beyond the Kuiper belt
 ==Comets==

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 ==Asteroids==
-[[Asteroid]]s are irregularly shaped chunks of rocks in the solar system.  They exist mostly in 2 places:
+[[Asteroid]]s are irregularly shaped chunks of rocks in the solar system.  They exist mostly in 3 places:
 *The [[asteroid belt]], which is between the orbits of [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]
 *The [[Kuiper belt]], which shares its orbit with [[Pluto]]
 ==Comets==

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 ==Planets==
-A [[planet]] is defined as an object that orbits the sun, is massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and is dominant enough to clear away objects in its vicinity.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html</ref>  There are eight planets in the solar system. They are, in order of increasing distance from the sun:{{fact}}
+According to the 2006 definition, a [[planet]] is an object that orbits the sun, is massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and is dominant enough to clear away objects in its vicinity.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html</ref>  According to that definition, there are eight planets in the solar system. They are, in order of increasing distance from the sun:
 *[[Mercury]]
 *[[Venus]]
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 *[[Neptune]]
-The first four planets are [[terrestrial planet]]s, the last four planets are Jovian planets.  Terrestrial planets are small in size, have high densities, and consist of rocky materials. Jovian planets are large in size, have low densities, and consist of gaseous materials. In some cases, Uranus and Neptune are known as ice giants due to the large presence of gases heavier than hydrogen and helium.
+The first four planets are [[terrestrial planet]]s, the last four planets are Jovian planets.  Terrestrial planets are small in size, have high densities, and consist of rocky materials. Jovian planets are large in size, have low densities, and consist of gaseous materials. In some cases, Uranus and Neptune are known as ice giants due to the large presence of gases they have, heavier than hydrogen and helium.
 ==Dwarf planets==

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−	According to the scientific consensus, the Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it. ~~Liberal evolutionists make the~~ claim that all of this was formed ~~by sheer chance~~ from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago.	+	According to the scientific consensus, the Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it. Some scientists claim that all of this was formed from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago.

	[[Creation scientists]] reject this and have shown it was made by God less than 10,000 years ago.		[[Creation scientists]] reject this and have shown it was made by God less than 10,000 years ago.

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-According to the scientific consensus, the Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
+According to the scientific consensus, the Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it.  Liberal evolutionists make the claim that all of this was formed by sheer chance from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
-[[Young Earth Creationists]] reject this and believe it was made by a deity less than 10,000 years ago.
 ==Planets==