How did the giant planets in our solar system evolve?
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if you are answering this question, the choices are:
a. Many planetesimals formed from rocky dust particles, which later merged into a few large objects.
b. They are debris left over from the formation of the inner planets.
c. They were four large solid objects in the gas cloud before it started to collapse.
d. The hydrogen and helium collapsed to form large objects, which later captured a lot of ice.
e. Initially gentle collisions between particles of ice and dust led to the build-up of massive cores, which then captured a lot of hydrogen and helium.
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