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Difficulty: EasyThe Solar System and Planets

In our solar system, the main asteroid belt forms a dividing boundary between the inner rocky planets and the outer gas giants. Between which two planets is the main asteroid belt located?

  1. A
    Earth and Mars
  2. Mars and JupiterAnswer
  3. C
    Jupiter and Saturn
  4. D
    Venus and Earth

Answer

Mars and Jupiter
The main asteroid belt is a circumstellar disc located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It acts as the physical division between the inner rocky terrestrial planets and the outer Jovian gas giants.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the order and classification of the planets from the Sun outward.
The inner terrestrial planets in order from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer giant planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Understanding planetary order identifies the boundary between the terrestrial planets and the gas giants.
2
Locate the orbital zone of the main asteroid belt.
The main asteroid belt lies in the space between the orbit of Mars and the orbit of Jupiter.
This region contains millions of rocky bodies and asteroids that separate the inner rocky planets from the outer Jovian planets.

Key Concept

Location of the main asteroid belt between the inner terrestrial planets and outer gas giants
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The Solar System and Planets

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