Why Do Some Asteroids Leave the Asteroid Belt and Cross

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why do some asteroids leave the asteroid belt and cross the orbits of Earth and other solar system bodies?

• A)The gravity of Earth and other bodies pull the asteroids out of the asteroid belt.
• B)Asteroids collide in the asteroid belt and some asteroids are diverted into other orbits.
• C)Comets passing through the asteroid belt pull asteroids away.
• D)The asteroid belt is slowly expanding with time, into orbits of Earth and other bodies.

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