How does it work and what is it
What is it made of
How was it created
Bonus
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What is the asteroid belt?
A large ring of asteroids in between Mars and Jupiter.
100
What minerals are found in the asteroid belt?
Mostly rock and stone.
100
How was the asteroid belt formed?
The asteroid belt should have become a planet but the gravitational pull of Jupiter didn't let it so it just stayed as a bunch of asteroids.
100
How many asteroids are in the asteroid belt that are over one kilometer?
1.1 to 1.9 million asteroids.
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What is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt?
Ceres.
300
What liquids can be found in the asteroid belt?
Water.
300
How did the sun help in the creation of the asteroid belt?
Without the sun there would be no gravitational pull to keep it all together in a ring.
300
Does Ceres have water on it?
Fun Fact: The dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt actually does contain liquid water.
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Why hasn't the asteroid belt become a planet yet?
The gravitational pull of Jupiter makes it hard for the asteroids to form a planet.
500
What metals can be found in the asteroid belt?
Iron, nickel, platinum, gold, iridium, palladium, osmium, ruthenium, and rhodium.
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What is the volume of the asteroid belt in cubic miles?
1 trillion trillion cubic miles or 1e+24.
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What does the asteroid belt divide?
The inner and outer planets.