Why is solar system is much or less like a plane but not a sphere?
When you've got a system forming you've got a huge cloud of stuff moving in many ways. If you add up all the ways 'everything' is moving, some way obviously comes out ahead. So you've got a direction with net motion.
The Short Answer
When you've got a system forming you've got a huge cloud of stuff moving in many ways. If you add up all the ways 'everything' is moving, some way obviously comes out ahead. So you've got a direction with net motion. Now, a sphere with stuff moving every which way has a significant consequence, you have a lot of pathways that intersect. Stuff hits other stuff. A consequence of this consequence, is that a lot of the random motion tends to cancel out. Stuff hits things, they get pulverised, they get knocked loose, they get knocked into the center. If stuff everywhere is getting cancelled out, what do you have at the end? the net motion, the direction with the 'most stuff' to potentially cancel out.
Analysis
Key Concepts: Stuff, you've, moving
This explanation focuses on stuff, you've, moving and spans 126 words across 9 sentences. At 85% above the average Space & Astronomy explanation (68 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.
What This Answer Covers
The explanation opens with: “When you've got a system forming you've got a huge cloud of stuff moving in many ways.” It then elaboratesultimately building toward a complete picture across 9 connected points.
How This Compares in Space & Astronomy
Ranked #60 of 500 Space & Astronomy questions by answer depth (top 13%). This places it in the comprehensive tier — the top quarter of most thoroughly answered questions. Questions at this depth typically involve multi-faceted topics requiring nuanced explanation.
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When you've got a system forming you've got a huge cloud of stuff moving in many ways. If you add up all the ways 'everything' is moving, some way obviously comes out ahead. So you've got a direction with net motion. Now, a sphere with stuff moving…
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