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Between asteroids, dwarf planets, meteoroids, moons, and comets, put the minor bodies in order of increasing size (smallest to largest).

A) Meteoroids, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets
B) Moons, Meteoroids, Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets
C) Meteoroids, Asteroids, Moons, Comets, Dwarf Planets
D) Comets, Meteoroids, Moons, Asteroids, Dwarf Planets

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The correct order from smallest to largest is: Meteoroids, Asteroids, Moons, Comets, and Dwarf Planets.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct order of minor bodies in the solar system by increasing size (from smallest to largest) is: Meteoroids, Asteroids, Moons, Comets, and Dwarf Planets. Meteoroids are smaller pieces of rock or debris in the solar system, which can be as small as grains of sand up to several meters in diameter. Asteroids are larger rocky bodies that primarily reside in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, with some being more than 250 kilometers in diameter. Moons or natural satellites can be even larger; for example, Saturn's moon Titan is larger than the planet Mercury.

Comets are composed of ice, rock, and organic compounds; they have nuclei that can be between a few to tens of kilometers in diameter. Finally, dwarf planets, such as Ceres, are the largest of these minor bodies, having sufficient mass for their self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that they assume a near-spherical shape.

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