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Given below are the differences between asteroids and comets:
1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
3.Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Given below are the differences between asteroids and comets:
1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
3.Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution
The correct option is B 1 and 3 only
Comets are found in two main regions of the solar system: the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
1 and 3 only
Comets are found in two main regions of the solar system: the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
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