Multiple Choice
By the "solar nebula" astronomers mean ...
A) the nearest galaxy to our sun.
B) the nearest star to our sun.
C) the disk of dust and gas from which our sun and planets were formed.
D) the disk of dust and gas from which our whole galaxy was formed.
E) a cloud of particles mostly found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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