Consider the following statements: 1. Kuiper Belt is a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond orbit of Neptune. 2. Asteroid belt is a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Kuiper Belt is a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond orbit of Neptune.
2.Asteroid belt is a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Kuiper Belt: A donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond orbit of Neptune. It is a region of leftovers from the solar system’s early history.

Asteroid belt: A region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.

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