Why isn't there a planet where the asteroid belt is located?
A) There was not enough material in this part of the solar nebula to form a planet.
B) A planet once formed here,but it was broken apart by a catastrophic collision.
C) Gravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet.
D) There was too much rocky material to form a terrestrial planet,but not enough gaseous material to form a jovian planet.
E) The temperature in this portion of the solar nebula was just right to prevent rock from sticking together.
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Q1: How does the largest asteroid,Ceres,compare in size
Q2: Where are the Trojan asteroids located?
A)surrounding Jupiter
B)along
Q4: The combined mass of all the asteroids
Q5: A rocky leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun
Q6: The large gaps in the asteroid belt
Q7: What do we call a small piece
Q8: Which is closest to the average distance
Q9: An icy leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun
Q10: What do asteroids and comets have in
Q11: How can we determine an asteroid's reflectivity?
A)by
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