Question

Astronomers discover a new object in the night sky. Using high-powered telescopes,they find that it is a bumpy,round,rocky object that is smaller then the planet Mercury.It orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.Which of the following is the object most likely to be?

A:a comet

B:an asteroid

C:a small star

D:a new moon

Answer 1

It would be an asteroid. Let me tell you this a comet has a lot of dust not rocks. A small star has no rocks! Therefore, it is an asteroid since it is rocky and smaller than a planet.