Based on Everything You Have Learned About the Formation of Our

question 15

Multiple Choice

Based on everything you have learned about the formation of our solar system, which of the following statements is probably not true?

• A)Other planetary systems will have far more numerous asteroids and comets than actual planets.
• B)Other solar systems will also have planets in the two basic categories of terrestrial and jovian.
• C)Only a tiny percentage of stars are surrounded by spinning disks of gas during their formation.
• D)A star system's planets generally tend to orbit their star in the same direction and approximately the same plane.

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Definitions:

Overthrust Belt

A region where rocks have been significantly displaced across a low-angle fault plane, typically as a result of compressional tectonics.

Precambrian Granite

A type of coarse-grained igneous rock primarily composed of quartz and feldspar, formed during the Precambrian era, over 541 million years ago.

Geology Of Wyoming

The study of the physical nature, structure, and history of rocks and geographical processes shaping Wyoming's landscape.

Volcanic Field

A region that contains an abundance of volcanic rocks and perhaps preserved volcanoes.