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The ___________________ is a disk-shaped cloud of icy bodies believed to extend from about 40 AU out to 100 AU. It is believed that short-period comets originate from this region.   a. Oort cloud   b. Widmanstätten cloud   c. Apollo-Amor   d. Kirkwood region   e. Kuiper belt

The ___________________ is a disk-shaped cloud of icy bodies believed to extend from about 40 AU out to 100 AU. It is believed that short-period comets originate from this region.   a. Oort cloud   b. Widmanstätten cloud   c. Apollo-Amor   d. Kirkwood region   e. Kuiper belt

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The ___________________ is a disk-shaped cloud of icy bodies believed to extend from about 40 AU out to 100 AU. It is believed that short-period comets originate from this region.
  a.
Oort cloud
  b.
Widmanstätten cloud
  c.
Apollo-Amor
  d.
Kirkwood region
  e.
Kuiper belt
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