UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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Which one of these is known as “minor Planets”
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Asteroids
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Meteors
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Comets
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Asteroids are minor planets made up of rocks which revolve around the sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it’s the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801.
Detailed explanation-3: -They are smaller than the eight major planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) but larger than meteoroids. In addition, comets are distinct from minor planets because comets possess a coma (an atmosphere) and sometimes a tail caused by expelling of ice gases by solar radiation.
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