Question

Asteroids revolve around the Sun between the orbits of the planets:
A. Mars and Earth
B. Venus and Mars
C. Jupiter and Mars
D. Mars and Saturn

Answer 1

Answer:

the correct answer is

C. Jupiter and Mars

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Answer 2

Asteroids revolve around the Sun between the orbits of the planets C. Jupiter and Mars

Explanation:

• Asteroids that revolve between Jupiter and Mars is called asteroid belt.
• It has numerous irregular shaped rocks that are much smaller than the planets. These rocks are called minor planets or asteroids.
• Other asteroid families in solar system are trojan asteroids and near-Earth asteroids.
• This belt is categorised into three types C-type, S-type and M-type.
• Since, the asteroids are small and the belt is thinly dispersed, there is no major collision between the space machine and rocks.