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In our solar system, the inter-planetery...

In our solar system, the inter-planetery region has chunks of matter (much smaller in size compared to planets) called asteriods. They

A

Will not move around the sun, since they have very small masses compared to the sun

B

Will move in an irregular way because of their small masses and will drift away into outer space

C

Will move around the sun in closed orbits but not obey Kepler’s laws

D

Will move in orbits like planets and obey Kepler’s laws

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D
Asteroids are also being acted upon by central gravitational forces, hence they are moving in circular orbits like planets and obey Kepler’s laws.
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