Question

Bodies of interplanetary debris that orbit the Sun with most in the area between Mars and Jupiter are called ____.

Question 3 options:

meteors

comets

asteroids

meteorites

Answer 1

Bodies of interplanetary debris that orbit the Sun with most in the area between Mars and Jupiter are called comets.

Answer 2

Answer: Option (3)

Explanation: The region between the inner planets and the outer planets, i.e between Mars and Jupiter, there lies a belt known as the asteroid belt. These asteroids ranges in size from a few meters to hundreds of km. The asteroids in this belt, generally moves at a speed of about 80,000 km/hr and there occurs frequent collision between them.

Thus, the correct answer is option (3).