Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What lies just beyond the Solar System?

  1. Comets and Dust

  2. Kuiper Belt followed by Oort Cloud

  3. Nebulae

  4. Dark Matter

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Just beyond the orbit of Neptune (the outermost planet) lies the Kuiper Belt - a region of icy bodies and dwarf planets like Pluto. Beyond the Kuiper Belt, at the outer edge of the Solar System, is the Oort Cloud - a spherical shell of icy objects that marks the boundary of the Sun's gravitational influence. Comets originate from both regions. While comets, dust, nebulae, and dark matter all exist in space, the specific structure immediately beyond the Solar System is the Kuiper Belt followed by the Oort Cloud. Nebulae are light-years away, and dark matter is distributed throughout the universe, not just beyond our Solar System.