Question

Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt. Which statement about Ceres is false

A. It is almost a perfect sphere.
B. It has several other objects of comparable size in its orbit.
C. It orbits the planet Mars.
D. Its orbit lies between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.

Answer 1

The answer is C. because the dwarf planet's orbit lies between mars and Jupiter but it orbits the sun. Hope it helped!

Answer 2

I agree.

Although Ceres lies slightly closer in orbit to Mars, it still lies between the orbits of mars and Jupiter, making C. It orbits the planet Mars false.