Why Are the Jovian Planets Formed from Materials Different from the Terrestrial

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why are the Jovian planets formed from materials different from the terrestrial planets?

• A) Terrestrial planets were protected by the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
• B) The composition of elements in a planet was a random process after the Big Bang.
• C) When the solar system first formed, the heaviest elements sank toward the center of the nebulae and the lightest elements floated out.
• D) Gaseous Jovian planets, formed farther away from the heat of the Sun, are formed from light weight nebulae "dust."
• E) Only the terrestrial planets formed from planetesimals.

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