Why Did the Solar Nebula Flatten into a Disk

question 16

Multiple Choice

Why did the solar nebula flatten into a disk?

• A)The interstellar cloud from which the solar nebula formed was originally somewhat flat.
• B)The force of gravity from the Sun pulled the material downward into a flat disk.
• C)As the nebula cooled,the gas and dust settled onto a disk.
• D)It flattened as a natural consequence of collisions between particles in the spinning nebula,changing random motions into more orderly ones.
• E)The force of gravity from the planets pulled the material downward into a flat disk.

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