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The earth like other planets formed from

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Aggregates of uranium
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Cloud of gas and dust
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Division of pre-existing planets
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Collisions of meteorites
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Solution

The correct option is B Cloud of gas and dust
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was a cloud of dust and gas known as a solar nebula. Gravity collapsed the material in itself as it began to spin, forming the sun in the center of the nebula. With the rise of the sun, the remaining material began to clump up. Small particles drew together, bound by the force of gravity, into larger particles. The solar wind swept away lighter elements, such as hydrogen and helium, from the closer regions, leaving only heavy, rocky materials to create smaller terrestrial worlds like Earth. So, earth like other planets formed from cloud of gas and dust. Thus, option B is correct.
Earth is not formed from aggregates of uranium, division of pre-existing planets and collisions of meteorites. Thus, other options are wrong.

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