UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They are made of rock and metal
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They orbit the Sun
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They are in outer space
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. They are a lookalike of the planets, but smaller and often irregularly shaped. Mostly they are composed of a variety of rocks, but some have clays or metal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Although asteroids orbit the sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them live in the main asteroid belt-a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-3: -(C) Asteroids changes into comet when they come near to the sun. This option is not correct. Asteroids are small, rock type object that orbits around the sun, just like planets but they are not considered as planets because they are very small in comparison.
Detailed explanation-4: -Asteroids are rocky, metallic bodies that orbit the sun.