Question

Consider the following statements about 'Asteroids'.
$1$. They are smaller than the Earth in size.
$2$. They have regular and well defined shape.
$3$. Asteroids have irregular orbits of revolution.
Which of the given statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. $1$ only
• B. $1$ and $3$
• C. $2$ and $3$
• D. $1,2$ and $3$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $1$ and $3$

Asteroids are rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets. There are millions of asteroids, ranging in size from hundreds of miles to several feet across. As asteroids revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits, they rotate, sometimes tumbling quite erratically. Most asteroids lie in a vast ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.