Which of These Is NOT True of Asteroids in the Solar

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT true of asteroids in the solar system?

• A) The masses of all the known asteroids in the asteroid belt, added together, would produce a body too small to be classified as a planet.
• B) All known asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter.
• C) Despite the vast average separations between asteroids, they can sometimes collide.
• D) Almost all asteroids have orbits that lie near the plane of the ecliptic.

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