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What is the primary factor that determined the composition of objects in the protoplanetary disk?
What role did solar wind play in the formation of the solar system?
What is the primary mechanism by which objects in the early solar system grew in size?
Which of the following is a characteristic of terrestrial planets?
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What is the purpose of static electricity in the early solar system?
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What is the primary difference between Jovian and ice giant planets?
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What is the primary reason why near infrared light is used to view stars that would otherwise be hidden by dust?
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What is the role of static electricity in the early stages of planetary formation?
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What is the term for the disk that forms around a star during the planetary formation process?
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What do the dark rings in the protoplanetary disk represent?
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What is the process by which small particles come together to form larger bodies in the solar system?
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What is the primary component of the material that forms the protoplanetary disk?
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What is the primary reason for the presence of dark rings in a protoplanetary disk?
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What is the analogy in our own solar system for the dark rings in a protoplanetary disk?
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What is the primary composition of Jovian planets?
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What is the classification of planets like Earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars based on their composition?
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What is the purpose of illustrating the protoplanetary disk surrounding HL Tauri?
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What is the analogous phenomenon to the aurora shown in Figure 22.3.3 (lower left)?
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