A student makes a chart that shows the similarities between a moon and asteroid. Which similarity should be included?

Question

They both orbit the sun.
They both orbit the sun.

They both orbit larger objects.
They both orbit larger objects.

They are both types of gas giants.
They are both types of gas giants.

They are both the size of a planet.

Answer 1

The similarity that should be included in the chart is:

They both orbit larger objects.

Moons orbit planets, while asteroids can orbit the sun directly or can also be influenced by the gravitational pull of larger bodies (like planets). The other statements are incorrect: moons and asteroids do not orbit the sun directly; they are not types of gas giants; and they are not necessarily the size of a planet.