The Oort Cloud Is Believed to Have Been Formed By

question 70

Multiple Choice

The Oort Cloud is believed to have been formed by:

• A)planetesimals that were flung far from the Sun in gravitational encounters with the jovianplanets.
• B)icy bodies formed between stars that have been captured by our solar system's gravity.
• C)moons that escaped from the jovian planets.
• D)debris from an icy planet that broke apart early in the solar system's history.
• E)debris from impacts of planetesimals, asteroids and comets with the jovian planets.

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