Question

understand: the solar system
which list identifies all four planets located inside the asteroid belt?
choose 1 answer:
a earth, mars, jupiter, and saturn
b jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune
c mercury, venus, earth, and mars

Explanation:

The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, separating the inner rocky planets from the outer gas/ice giants. None of the options list planets inside the asteroid belt, but correcting the misstatement: the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are located outside/inside the inner edge of the asteroid belt, while the outer planets are beyond it. Option C lists all inner planets which are the only ones positioned closer to the Sun than the asteroid belt.

Answer:

C. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars