Question

3 which of these statements explains why planets become spherical in shape? the gravitational fields the planets generate attract the matter toward their centers and form the shape. friction in space wears down their surfaces until it is smoother and spherical. the high rate of speed at which the planets move through space creates the spherical shape. the shape is the result of the planets rotation and elliptical orbits around the sun. skip 2/10 complete

Explanation:

Planets become spherical because their gravitational fields attract matter towards their centers. Gravity acts equally in all directions from the center - point of a planet, pulling the material that makes up the planet into a roughly spherical shape. Friction in space does not cause this shape, nor does high - speed movement or the combination of rotation and orbital motion in the way described in the other options.

Answer:

The gravitational fields the planets generate attract the matter toward their centers and form the shape.