UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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“A spherical shell of cometary bodies” best describes ____
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the asteroid belt
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the Kuiper belt
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the Oort cloud
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the solar system
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition: The Oort Cloud is a theoretical spherical cloud of predominantly icy planetesimals that is believed to surround the sun at a distance of up to around 100, 000 AU (2 ly).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Oort cloud is a hypothetical, spherical distribution of icy bodies located in the far reaches of the Solar System. Its proposed relation to the Kuiper Belt and inner Solar System is shown here.
Detailed explanation-3: -The coma is a cloud of gases that surrounds the nucleus of a comet. In some comets, a cloud of hydrogen gas surrounds the coma.
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