Non-Planetary Objects In Space Question Preview (ID: 61998)


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Why do rocks from space burn up in our atmosphere?
a) The friction of our atmosphere heats them up to the point they burn and disintegrate.
b) Space rocks interact with the air pollution within our atmosphere, resulting in fire.
c) Earth's gravitational pull causes the rocks to pull apart and eventually disappear.
d) When rocks from space enter our atmosphere, they are no longer protected from the Sun's UV radiation.

Which of the following does NOT orbit directly around the Sun?
a) Halley's comet
b) Ceres, both an asteroid and a dwarf planet
c) the International Space Station
d) Pluto

What do you call a large rock in space that orbits the sun?--these are usually made of rock and metal.
a) An asteroid
b) A comet
c) An impact crater
d) A meteoroid

How old are the rocks and other debris within our solar system?
a) 2023 years old
b) 4 million years old
c) 4.6 billion years old
d) 13.8 billion years old

What is one of the most distinguishing characteristics of comets?
a) they develop a tail when their orbit takes them close to the sun
b) they are made of mostly iron and metal--no other ingredients
c) unlike other objects in our solar system, they do not orbit the Sun
d) they are older than the rest of the objects in our solar system

What are meteors called by laypeople?
a) shooting stars
b) nebulas
c) blue moons
d) orion arms

Why do meteors light up?
a) they reflect light from the Sun
b) they catch on fire and burn up in our atmosphere
c) they are made from glowing, hot lava
d) they are burning balls of gas

Where are most of the comets in our solar system found?
a) between Mercury and the Sun
b) between Venus and Earth
c) between Mars and Jupiter
d) past the orbit of Neptune

When a rock from space hits Earth's surface (a meteorite), it usually makes a round hole in the ground. What is this hole called?
a) An asteroid
b) A comet
c) An impact crater
d) A caldera

Where are most of the asteroids in our solar system found?
a) between Mercury and the Sun
b) between Venus and Earth
c) between Mars and Jupiter
d) past the orbit of Neptune

Which would be colder?
a) Asteroid
b) Comet
c) NO ANSWER
d) NO ANSWER

Which would be smaller?
a) Asteroid
b) Meteoroid
c) NO ANSWER
d) NO ANSWER

Which would be larger?
a) Asteroid
b) Meteoroid
c) NO ANSWER
d) NO ANSWER

What do you call a ball of ice and rock that orbits the Sun?
a) A comet
b) An asteroid
c) A meteor
d) A meteorite

What do you call a rock from space that makes an impact on Earth's surface?
a) An asteroid
b) A meteoroid
c) A meteorite
d) A comet

What do you call a rock from space that burns in Earth's atmosphere. When it burns, it makes a quick streak of light in the sky.
a) An asteroid
b) A meteor
c) A meteorite
d) A meteoroid

What is a small (less than 1 meter in size) rock in our solar system called?
a) A meteor
b) A meteoroid
c) An asteroid
d) A comet

What is a large rock (bigger than 1 meter across) inside of our solar system that orbits the Sun called?
a) A meteor
b) A meteoroid
c) An asteroid
d) A comet

Why don't impact craters last forever on Earth?
a) our rotation on our axis
b) weathering and erosion
c) volcanism
d) the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

What shape are the orbits of asteroids, comets, and other objects in our solar system?
a) circular
b) spherical
c) elliptical
d) linear

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