The region at the farthest limits of the solar system in which a large number of objects composed of rock and ice circle the Sun in a roughly spherical region is called the:
A) outer solar system.
B) asteroid belt.
C) Kuiper belt.
D) Oort comet cloud.

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The Oort comet cloud is a theoretical cloud of icy bodies that is believed to surround the solar system at its farthest limits, forming a roughly spherical region.

The Region at the Farthest Limits of the Solar System