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Question
How were the planets in the solar system formed?(1 point)
Responses
The solid materials were forced out of the sun's disc and cooled down.
The solid materials were forced out of the sun's disc and cooled down.
The gas particles released by the sun were pulled away and became solid.
The gas particles released by the sun were pulled away and became solid.
The remaining materials from the sun's formation clumped together due to gravity.
The remaining materials from the sun's formation clumped together due to gravity.
The dust particles were attracted by gravity from distant galaxies.
The dust particles were attracted by gravity from distant galaxies.
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The most accurate response to how the planets in the solar system were formed is:
The remaining materials from the sun's formation clumped together due to gravity.
This explains the process of accretion, where dust and gas in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young Sun came together under the influence of gravity, eventually forming the planets.
