Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On International Asteroid Day

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    When is International Asteroid Day observed?

    • 29th June
    • 30th June
    • 29th May
    • 30th May
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Here is an interesting International Asteroid Day quiz for a fun learning experience. International Asteroid Day is observed yearly on the anniversary of the Tunguska event in 1908, when a meteor air burst leveled a large forest area in Siberia. Asteroids are common celestial objects, with roughly one million known asteroids. Take this quiz to test your knowledge about asteroids and the day dedicated to them. All the best!

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  • 2. 

    What is the body of an asteroid made up of?

    • Rocks

    • Ice

    • Metals

    • All of the above

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  • 3. 

    Where is the greatest number of asteroids located?

    • Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

    • Between the orbits of Venus and Earth

    • Between the orbits of Earth and Mars

    • Between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn

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  • 4. 

    What is the purpose of observing International Asteroid Day?

    • To raise awareness about asteroids

    • To honor astronauts

    • To raise money for the launch of artificial asteroids

    • All of the above

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  • 5. 

    Who is/are the co-founders of this day?

    • Stephen Hawking

    • Rusty Schweickart

    • Grigorij Richters

    • All of the above

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  • 6. 

    Which spacecraft provided the first close observation of an asteroid?

    • Juno

    • Voyager 1 

    • Galileo

    • Pioneer 10

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  • 7. 

    An asteroid can be classified as:

    • Planet 

    • Comet

    • Both A & B

    • None of the above

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  • 8. 

    In which year did United Nations adopt a resolution proclaiming the observation of International Asteroid Day?

    • 2014

    • 2015

    • 2016

    • 2018

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  • 9. 

    In 2014, the workgroup of Asteroid Day created a declaration known as the ____________.

    • 10X Declaration

    • 100X Declaration

    • Astero Declaration

    • Astero 100X Declaration

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  • 10. 

    Which of the following is true about the Chelyabinsk meteor?

    • It entered Earth's atmosphere over the Alaska region.

    • It entered Earth's atmosphere over the Arctic region.

    • It entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Ural region.

    • It didn't enter Earth's atmosphere.

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