These are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun, but they are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What is this celestial body called?

A) asteroid

B) comet

C) meteor

D) planetestimal

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Jayden Riggs

Social Studies

16 September, 03:16

These are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun, but they are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What is this celestial body called?

A) asteroid

B) comet

C) meteor

D) planetestimal

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Andrew Huynh · Answer 1

A) Asteroid

Explanation:

Asteroids are found in a belt roughly between Mars and Jupiter while revolving around the sun. They are also much too small to be planets.

These are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun, but they are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What is this celestial body called?A) asteroidB) cometC) meteorD) planetestimal

These are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun, but they are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What is this celestial body called?

A) asteroid

B) comet

C) meteor

D) planetestimal