Which of the following statements about the asteroid belt is not true?
A) The combined mass of all the asteroids is roughly the same as the mass of Earth.
B) It is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
C) Asteroids in the asteroid belt orbit the Sun in the same direction that planets orbit the Sun.
D) Asteroids in the asteroid belt are made mostly of rock.
A
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