What Is Considered to Be the Most MOST Likely Origin

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Multiple Choice

What is considered to be the most MOST likely origin of the comets in the Oort cloud?

• A) The comets in the Oort cloud formed in the Oort cloud more or less where we see them today.
• B) The comets in the Oort cloud formed in interstellar clouds and were captured by the Sun.
• C) The comets in the Oort cloud formed near the orbits of Uranus and Neptune and were flung outward by the gravitational influence of these two planets.
• D) The comets in the Oort cloud formed near the orbit of Jupiter and were flung outward by Jupiter''s immense gravitational pull.

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