SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

PLANETARY INTERIORS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All the planets in the solar system added together make up what percentage of its overall mass?
A
Less than 1%
B
Approximately 10%
C
Between 10% and 50%
D
Over 99%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The planets, which condensed out of the same disk of material that formed the sun, contain only about 0.135% of the mass of the solar system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the nebula’s material was pulled toward the center to form our Sun, which accounts for 99.8% of our solar system’s mass.

Detailed explanation-3: -By far most of the solar system’s mass is in the Sun itself: somewhere between 99.8 and 99.9 percent. The rest is split between the planets and their satellites, and the comets and asteroids and the dust and gas surrounding our star.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the star for nine planets, a multitude of asteroids, comets and other celestial objects, the Sun contains more than 99 percent of the entire mass in the solar system.

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