What Mechanism Likely Accounts for Whether a Large Icy Planetesimal

question 32

Multiple Choice

What mechanism likely accounts for whether a large icy planetesimal becomes a "water world" or a gas giant?

• A)the timing of when the stellar wind blows away the remaining gas of the planet forming nebula
• B)the migration of larger planets through the disk
• C)the presence of other planets to make its orbit highly eccentric
• D)the amount of heavy metals initially present in the disk

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