Multiple choice

Ceres lies between

  1. Earth and Mars

  2. Mars and Jupiter

  3. Mercury and Venus

  4. Earth and Venus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered in 1801 and classified as a planet for many years before being reclassified as an asteroid in the 1850s. Since 2006, it has been designated as a dwarf planet. The asteroid belt, where Ceres resides, lies in the gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, making option B the correct answer.

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