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The Expanding Universe

Question 1 • WV-Earth and Space Science A-CR

About how long ago did our solar system start to form?

Answer
A
About 5 million years ago
B
About 14 million years ago
C
About 5 billion years ago
D
About 14 billion years ago

Explanation

Our solar system began forming about 4.6 billion years ago, when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed to form the Sun and planets. Rounded to the closest choice, that is about 5 billion years ago, choice C. Five million years is far too recent, while 14 billion years is older than the universe.

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