Multiple Choice
The manner in which the terrestrial planets formed was
A) accretion of planetesimals to form a core,followed by gravitational capture of gas from the solar nebula.
B) gravitational condensation of hydrogen,helium,and dust in eddies or vortices in the solar nebula.
C) gravitational condensation of gas followed by capture of solid planetesimals.
D) accretion of solid planetesimals containing mostly rocky material.
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