If all the asteroids were gathered into a single object, it would make an object
A)about the size of the Earth.
B)with enough mass to gather hydrogen and helium and become a gas giant.
C)about half the diameter of Earth's moon.
D)about the size of Earth's moon.

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The total mass of all the asteroids in the asteroid belt is much less than that of Earth's moon. If gathered into a single object, it would be about half the diameter of Earth's moon, not nearly large enough to be the size of Earth or to gather hydrogen and helium to become a gas giant.

If All the Asteroids Were Gathered into a Single Object