Read the passage about space, then answer the question. Scientists discovered the asteroid belt, an area of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter, where the greatest number of asteroid orbits can be found. According to context clues, which best defines the underlined words? a piece of clothing to be worn in space travel an asteroid that is found on Jupiter a region where many asteroids are located a great number of asteroids in one place

C. a region where many asteroids are located

Explanation:

One of the most effective ways to learn new words or to infer their possible meaning is from the context of the adjacent sentences.

Here the underlined words are "asteroid belt". And just after that there is an expenation to these words.

It says it's a specific, precisely defined region of space (between Mars and Jupitet) where great number of asteroids can be found.

So, the best fitting answer for this would be option C.