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Well , I'm guessing this is for your homework considering I used it for mine haha , but the answer is Jupiter's Gravity .

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Q: Scientists theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet because?
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Why scientists theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet?

scientists theorize that it was jupiters gravity that kept it from forming


Scientist theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet because of what?

Jupiter's gravity :D imma smart cookie (rawrr) ^.^


What planet do scientists NOT consider a major planet?

the only planet that scientists do not consider a planet is Pluto, (but they also found new planets in the asteroid belt.)Pluto


Should Pluto be a planet or not?

Scientists say that Pluto is not a planet because, like Ceres in the asteroid belt, it has failed to clear its neighborhood of planetesimals and other debris.


What was the solar system like when the moon formed?

Scientists theorize that a planet-sized object collided with earth to form the moon.


What do most scientists believe is the origin of the moons?

Scientist theorize that a planet-sized object collided with earth and the moon formed


What planet is not made of rocks?

All the planets after the asteroid belt besides Pluto. (Which scientists proved that Pluto is not a planet.)


Is Saturn inner or outer planet because it is located inside or outside the asteroid belt?

Saturn is outside the Asteroid Belt. It is an "outer planet".


Is earth an outside planet?

No, its an inside planet because it,s inside the asteroid belt.


Why do scientists refer to it as an asteroid belt and not a planet?

Currently the combined mass of all the asteroids in the asteroid belt is much less than that of any planet, though there were probably many more asteroids in the belt when the solar system was young. One of the leading hypotheses is that gravitational disturbances from Jupiter prevented a planet from forming where the asteroid belt is.


What planet has disappeared?

No planet has "disappeared" (at least not from our solar system). You are probably referring to Pluto. Pluto used to be considered a planet, but scientists have discussed this topic and now it is just considered an asteroid.


Is Jupiter an inside or outside planet?

jupiter is an outside planet because it is located outsid the asteroid belt.