Small Bodies In Space Practice Quiz
- 1.Which is in space?
- A.
Meteorite
- B.
Meteorile
- C.
Meteor
- D.
Meteoroid
- 2.Which burns up in the atmosphere?
- A.
Meteor
- B.
Meteoroid
- C.
Meteoridis
- D.
Meteorite
- 3.
This is a picture of _________________________.- A.
Meteoroids
- B.
Asteroids
- C.
Meteors
- D.
Comets
- 4.What is a comet made out of?
- A.
Ice, gas, rock, and dust
- B.
Rock and metal
- C.
Chocolate
- D.
Metal and ice
- 5.When does a comet get a tail?
- A.
When it gets farther away from the sun
- B.
When it gets closer to the sun
- C.
When it gets father away from the Earth
- D.
When it gets closer to the Earth
- 6.Where are most asteroids found?
- A.
Between Mercury and Venus
- B.
Between Jupiter and Saturn
- C.
Between Earth and Mars
- D.
Between Mars and Jupiter
- 7.What are the names of a comet's tails?
- A.
The Oort tail and the Kuiper tail
- B.
The dust tail and the gas tail
- C.
The ion tail and the dust tail the rock tail and the ion tail
- D.
The ion tail and the dust tail
- 8.What is Pluto?
- A.
Asteroid
- B.
Meta Planet
- C.
Comet
- D.
Dwarf Planet
- 9.What is an asteroid made out of?
- A.
Ice, dust, and gas
- B.
Cheese
- C.
Rock and metal
- D.
Ice and iron
- 10.What is the difference between a asteroid and a meteoroid? Check all that apply.
- A.
Size
- B.
Location
- C.
Composition
- D.
Color
- 11.Where does a comet's tail always point?
- A.
Towards the sun
- B.
Away from the sun
- C.
Towards the Earth
- D.
Away from the Earth
- 12.Where do comets come from? Choose all that apply.
- A.
The Comet belt
- B.
The Oort cloud
- C.
The Nimbus cloud
- D.
Around the orbit of Jupiter
- E.
The Kuiper belt
- F.
The Asteroid belt
- 13.How do dwarf planets differ from planets? Choose all that apply.
- A.
They have less mass
- B.
They are colder
- C.
They have not cleared their neighborhood
- D.
They are all located in the asteroid belt
- 14.What is the shape of a comet's orbit?
- A.
Circular
- B.
Oval
- C.
Elliptical
- D.
Quadratical
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