The solar system contains vast numbers of small bodies, which we call asteroids when they are rocky and comets when they are icy. These small bodies are concentrated in the region(s) of the solar system that we call
A. the Oort cloud
B. the comet belt
C. the solar corona
D. the Kuiper belt
E. the Doppler belt
F. the asteroid belt
Ans:
A. the Oort cloud
D. the Kuiper belt
F. the asteroid belt
Explanation: Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are concentrated in two regions: the Kuiper belt just beyond the orbit of Neptune and the much more distant and roughly spherical region known as the Oort cloud.
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