All lessons

Origin · Short answer 2

4.6 Billion Years

Earth, the Sun, and the Moon formed about 4.6 billion years ago, along with the rest of the solar system.

A wide landscape on a planet 4.6 billion years old

Three places, one birthday

The test asks: what 3 places formed about 4.6 billion years ago? Answer: Earth, the Sun, and the Moon — or Earth, the Sun, and the solar system. They formed together from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust.

Do not mix the zeros

Billion, not million. 4.6 billion years is 4,600,000,000. That number is one of the easiest points on the test if you lock it in.

Drill cards