Consider the following statements regarding asteroids:

1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun.
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

Which of the statements given above is correct?

1 and 2

The correct answer is Option (1) - 1 and 2

Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes with diameter from a few kilometers to as large as 1000 km. Their orbit is between Mars and Jupiter and not between Jupiter and Saturn. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars and not Jupiter and Saturn.