Planets and Moons

5 questions to test your knowledge of the outer solar system

by JoAnna Wendel
An art image depicting outer solar system

What is the name of the region past the orbit of Neptune, that’s full of dwarf planets like Pluto and other small, icy bodies?

A. The Oort Cloud

B. The Kuiper Belt

C. The Frozen Zone

D. The Ice Line

B. The region of small icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune is called the Kuiper Belt.

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