Which small, rocky bodies orbit the sun?

Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They vary in size and shape but generally are remnants from the early solar system that never coalesced into a planet. While comets are icy bodies that also orbit the sun, their primary composition and behavior differ significantly from asteroids. Meteorites, on the other hand, are fragments of asteroids or comets that have entered Earth's atmosphere and landed on its surface. Planets are much larger celestial bodies that orbit the sun and do not fit the definition of “small” or “rocky” single entities that asteroids encompass. Therefore, the classification of asteroids as small, rocky bodies completing orbits around the sun makes this option the correct response.