Question

mack made the following statements in his report about the formation of the solar system. the solar system is about 4.6 billion years old. scientists believe that the solar system started out as a cloud of dust and gas that was pulled together and collapsed due to the force of friction. most of the mass of the cloud was concentrated at the center of the solar system where it became the sun, while the rest flattened into a planetary disk that produced the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in our solar system. what is one error in macks report? the solar system is closer to 13 billion years old. the planetary disk formed only the planets and not the rest of the objects in the solar system. gravity, not friction, pulled together the cloud of dust and gas. most of the mass in the cloud was concentrated near the edges of the solar system.

Explanation:

The solar - system formed from a cloud of dust and gas pulled together by gravity, not friction. The statement about friction is incorrect. The solar system is about 4.6 billion years old, and the planetary disk formed planets, moons, asteroids etc. Most of the mass was concentrated at the center to form the sun.

Answer:

Gravity, not friction, pulled together the cloud of dust and gas.