The Large Gravitational Influences of the Gas Planets Forced Some

question 76

Multiple Choice

The large gravitational influences of the gas planets forced some planetisimals in their neighborhood to move inward toward the Sun.As a consequence of these gravitational forces:

• A) these planetisimals became moons around the inner planets.
• B) the gas planets themselves were forced outward farther from the Sun.
• C) the gas planets also fell inward toward the Sun.
• D) these planetesimals fell into the Sun, causing the Sun to flare up and expel the remaining hydrogen and helium from the inner solar system.