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Match each description below with whether it describes the asteroid belt only, K

ID: 802437 • Letter: M

Question

Match each description below with whether it describes the asteroid belt only, Kuiper belt only, or both. Each of these three options is used at least once. (One of the options is used five times.)
A. Kuiper belt only
B. asteroid belt only
C. both asteroid belt and Kuiper belt

1.constituent objects are each orbiting the Sun
2.contains at least one dwarf planet
3.Pluto is part of this group
4.located outside the orbit of Neptune
5.mostly empty space
6.composed of very many small rocky bodies, typically much smaller than planets
7.located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
8.shaped like a flat ring-shaped disc

Explanation / Answer

1 -  both asteroid belt and Kuiper belt

2 -  both asteroid belt and Kuiper belt. ceres in asteroid belt and pluto in kupier belt

3 - Kuiper belt only

4 - Kuiper belt only

5 - Kuiper belt only

6 - asteroid belt only

7 - asteroid belt only

8 - asteroid belt only