Does the Asteroid Belt separate the inner from the outer planets?
Yes! It's between Mars and Jupiter
Is the Asteroid Belt made up of rocks?
Yes, billions of them.
Can we see the Asteroid Belt without a telescope?
Nope. We'd need a really good telescope to see it.
Does the Asteroid Belt circle around the Sun?
Yes! It orbits the Sun like the 8 main planets do.
If a big asteroid hit Earth would it cause a lot of damage?
Yes! When one hit Earth 65 million years ago it killed off almost all life (including the dinosaurs!).
Is the Asteroid Belt a planet?
No, it's just a bunch of rocks circling the Sun out in space.
