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How are asteroids formed? A. They formed when the sun ejected large pieces of rocky material. B. They formed when the solar system formed in a method similar to planets, but they never grew large enough
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How are asteroids formed?

A. They formed when the sun ejected large pieces of rocky material.
B. They formed when the solar system formed in a method similar to planets, but they never grew large enough to become planets.
C. They formed when a moon breaks free from a planet.
D. They formed when two pieces of icy material collided to make a larger piece of ice and dust.

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Answer:

B. is the closest answer.

Explanation:

"Asteroids are leftovers from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago."

Answer B. is the closest answer to presenting a proper formation process of Asteroids.

Sorry if wrong....

User Martin Jakubik
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B. They formed when the solar system formed in a method similar to planets, but they never grew large enough to become planets.

Asteroids:

Any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve around the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.

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