According to the nebular theory for the formation of the solar system,
A) planets should be rotating in the same direction as they orbit the Sun
B) planets can be rotating in any random direction compared to the direction they orbit the Sun
C) planets should be rotating in the opposite direction to the direction they orbit the Sun
D) no prediction is made as to the directions of rotations of the planets

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According to the nebular theory for the formation of the solar system, planets should be rotating in the same direction as they orbit the Sun. This is because the planets were formed from the same rotating cloud of gas and dust which was also orbiting the Sun in a particular direction. Conservation of angular momentum ensured that the rotating cloud flattened into a disk shape with all the orbits and rotations in the same direction.

According to the Nebular Theory for the Formation of the Solar