The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called _______.

meteors

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comets

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meteorites

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asteroids

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Solution

The correct option is B asteroids
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It is occupied by many great solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes but much smaller than planets, called asteroids or minor planets.

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