____ pushed gas and dust particles out of the solar nebula by the light from the sun.
A) Radiation pressure
B) Outgassing
C) Condensation
D) Accretion
E) Differentiation

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Radiation pressure refers to the force exerted by photons of light. In the early solar system, the sun was surrounded by a large cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula. Radiation pressure from the sunlight caused the gas and dust to be pushed away from the sun, creating a clear zone in the center known as the protosun. This process is thought to have played a key role in the formation of the planets and other bodies in the solar system.

____ Pushed Gas and Dust Particles Out of the Solar