Consider the following statement: "Rocky asteroids are found primarily in the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt while icy comets are found primarily in the Oort cloud." What's wrong with this statement?
A)Asteroids are not made of rock.
B)Comets are not icy.
C)The Kuiper belt contains icy comets,not rocky asteroids.
D)The Oort cloud has nothing to do with comets.
E)The statement is accurate as written.

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The Kuiper belt is primarily made up of small icy objects such as comets, while the asteroid belt is primarily made up of rocky objects such as asteroids. The Oort cloud is also primarily made up of comets. Therefore, the statement mixes up the location of rocky asteroids and icy comets.

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