Question

What is the difference between the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud?

A. Comets originate from the Kuiper belt while asteroids originate from the Oort cloud.

B. The Kuiper belt is within the solar system while the Oort cloud is outside the solar system.

C. Asteroids originate from the Kuiper belt while comets originate from the Oort cloud.

D. The Kuiper belt is outside the solar system while the Oort cloud is inside the solar system.

Answer 1

B

Explanation: The Kuiper Belt is located outside of Mars or the inner planets, the Oort Cloud goes beyond the 8 major planets.

Answer 2

The correct option is B.
The Kuiper belt is a circumstellar disc in the solar system beyond the known planets, extending from the orbit of the Neptune to about 50 AU from the sun. The Oort cloud is a theoretical cloud believed to surround the sun to as far as about 200,000 AU. Thus, the Kuiper belt is in the solar system while the Oort cloud is outside the solar system.