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Which explanation of the solar system best fits the observations of the planets and how they orbit the sun?

AThe gravity of a large, massive star passing the sun ripped off blobs of material from it that formed the planets

BThe planets formed at the center of a collapsing spinning cloud of gas and dust

CThe sun and planets formed from a collapsing spinning cloud of gas and dust.

DA comet hit the sun and sent off fragments the became the planets.

I'm pretty sure it's C?

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Hippalectryon

You're right, Answer C

The dust and gas accumulate to form a solar nebula, which later on creates the star and the planets.

Answer: C. The sun and planets formed from a collapsing spinning cloud of gas and dust.

Explanation:

The entire solar system was formed from solar nebula. A nebula is a cloud of dust and gases. When this cloud spins and contracts, a protostar is formed. The temperature rises and nuclear fusion kicks in forming a star. The rest of the matter forms planets and other celestial bodies of the star system. Similarly, the Sun was formed in solar nebula from collapsing of spinning cloud of dust and gas.

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