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Between the orbits of which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?
AEarth and Mars
BJupiter and Saturn
CMars and Jupiter
DVenus and Earth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mars and Jupiter
1. Asteroids are small rocky objects left over from the birth of the solar system.
2. Most of them are gathered in one region called the asteroid belt.
3. That belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
4. It sits between the rocky inner planets and the gas giants further out.
_Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 8 (CC BY 4.0), Asteroids_