The density of petroleum is less than the density of water. If an oil tanker leaks oil in the ocean, where does the oil go? A) T
he oil floats on the seawater; water is polar and oil is nonpolar. B) The oil mixes with the water. C) The oil sinks below the seawater; water is nonpolar and oil is polar. D) The oil floats on the seawater; water is nonpolar and oil is polar. E) The oil sinks below the seawater; water is polar and oil is nonpolar.
All of the other events can be explained by colliding worlds in the early solar system but the asteroid belt can't. The asteroid belt originated from the primitive solar nebula as a congregation of planetesimals, which were the precursors of the protoplanets.