How much material in an accretion disk goes into forming the planets, moons, and smaller objects?
A) most of it
B) roughly half of it
C) none; these objects were not formed in the accretion disk
D) a small amount of it
E) all of it; the star forms separately

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A small amount of the material in an accretion disk goes into forming planets, moons, and smaller objects, while most of it is accreted onto the central star.

How Much Material in an Accretion Disk Goes into Forming