Many Meteorites Appear to Have Formed Very Early in the Solar

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Multiple Choice

Many meteorites appear to have formed very early in the solar system's history. How do these meteorites support our theory about how the terrestrial planets formed?

• A)The meteorites' sizes are just what we'd expect if metal and rock condensed and accreted as our theory suggests.
• B)The meteorites' appearance and composition is just what we'd expect if metal and rock condensed and accreted as our theory suggests.
• C)Their overall composition is just what we believe the composition of the solar nebula to have been: mostly hydrogen and helium.
• D)Their appearance and composition matches what we observe in comets today, suggesting that they were once pieces of icy planetesimals.

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