alleryStart learning →About how long ago did the Solar System form from a collapsing cloud?
A46 million years
B4.6 billion years
C460 billion years
D4.6 thousand years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 4.6 billion years
The Sun and planets formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust.
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