The Nebular Hypothesis postulates that the Solar System formed from a contracting cloud of gas and dust (a nebula). As the nebula contracted under gravity, it rotated faster and flattened into a disk. The central part formed the proto-Sun, and the material in the disk accreted and condensed into planetesimals, which further combined to form the planets orbiting the Sun.
Which one of the following statements with reference to the Nebular Hypothesis for the origin of Solar System is correct ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2024 · Topic: The Solar System (Origin and Evolution of the Solar System (Nebular Hypothesis))
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Answer: D. The material in the rings get condensed and form the planets that revolve in orbits around the Sun
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