Why Is Jupiter the Largest Planet in the Solar System

question 67

Multiple Choice

Why is Jupiter the largest planet in the solar system?

• A)because that's just the way it happened.
• B)Being the oldest planetary core, it had more time than the other planets to accumulate enough gas around itself before solar winds blew interplanetary dust away.
• C)due to a massive collision with another protoplanet
• D)Because of its distance from the Sun, the gravitational attraction between it and the Sun is perfectly balanced so as to create a density that results in the largest size of any planet.

---

Definitions:

Convertible Bonds

Bonds issued by a corporation that can be converted into a predetermined number of the company's shares at certain times during the bond's life, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

Bond Yields

The return an investor realizes on a bond, calculated as the annual interest payment divided by the bond's current market price.

Term Structure

The relationship between interest rates (or yields) and different maturities of debt securities, often depicted as a curve.

U.S. Treasuries

Debt securities issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury used to finance government spending as an alternative to taxation.