If the Catastrophic Theory of the Formation of the Solar

question 12

Multiple Choice

If the catastrophic theory of the formation of the solar system is correct then we should expect

• A) to find many planetary systems like our own.
• B) to find a very few number of planetary systems like our own.
• C) to find no other planetary system anywhere in the universe.
• D) Misleading; the catastrophic theory is not a theory of planetary formation.

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