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Which Term Is Described as Small, Icy Bodies That Orbit

Question 40

Question 40

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Which term is described as small, icy bodies that orbit the Sun just beyond Neptune?


A) Kuiper belt objects
B) asteroid belt objects
C) Oort cloud objects
D) Jovian belt objects
E) Neptunian belt objects

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