uppose we were to find a planet in another star system that had a bunch of moons, all orbiting over the planet's equator.  Then in all likelihood the moons   a. formed together with the planet out of the same material, like a small solar system   b. were former small planets that were captured by the host planet   c. formed as the result of a collision between the planet and another planet-sized body   d. formed from volcanic material released into orbit from the planet's surface

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  1. Suppose we were to find a planet in another star system that had a bunch of moons, all orbiting over the planet's equator.  Then in all likelihood the moons

      a.

    formed together with the planet out of the same material, like a small solar system

      b.

    were former small planets that were captured by the host planet

      c.

    formed as the result of a collision between the planet and another planet-sized body

      d.

    formed from volcanic material released into orbit from the planet's surface

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