Multiple Choice
The early phases of planetary formation into protoplanets were characterized by
A) slow accretion of small particles by gravitational attraction and collision.
B) condensation of hot gas clouds.
C) the shattering collision of very large objects into planet-sized fragments.
D) violent collapse and heating of gas and dust grains by gravity.
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