How much material in an accretion disk goes into forming the planets,moons,and smaller objects?
A) Most of it
B) Roughly half of it
C) A small amount of it
D) Barely any at all

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While some material in the accretion disk does go into forming planets, moons, and smaller objects, the majority of the material remains in the disk or falls into the central star. Therefore, only a small amount of the material goes into forming these objects.

How Much Material in an Accretion Disk Goes into Forming