Question

5 multiple choice 5 points you discover a new object in the kuiper belt (an area full of icy comet nuclei which orbit the sun out past the orbit of neptune). in the middle of all the large icy bodies, you find an object orbiting the sun that is large enough to be round in shape. what kind of object is this? asteroid planet comet dwarf planet

Explanation:

Asteroids are generally irregular - shaped and located mainly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Planets have cleared their orbit of other debris, which is not the case here as it is in the Kuiper Belt full of other icy bodies. Comets have a distinct coma and tail when near the Sun and are not necessarily round. Dwarf planets are round in shape and orbit the Sun but have not cleared their orbital neighborhood, which fits the description of the object in the Kuiper Belt.

Answer:

D. Dwarf Planet