Which scientific term best matches this description: Solid object arising from the accretion of other orbiting objects composed of rocks, dust, and ices via gravitational forces?

A) gas giant (Jovian planet)

B) ice giant

C) planetesimal

D) Kuiper Belt (object)

Answer: C

Explanation: A solid object arising from the accretion of other orbiting objects composed of rocks, dust, and ices via gravitational forces. Planetesimals correspond to objects larger than approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in circumstellar disks like the one from which the solar system's planets formed, and they are regarded as the building blocks of planets.