Question 1

1. What do asteroids, comets nd meteors  have in common?

Accepted Answer

a.  they both orbit the sun

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c. they have the same shapes and sizes

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b.  they both the same orbital radius

Question 2

2. The following are the charactetistics of an asteoid EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

b.  found in the asteroid belt

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a.  has varied /irregular shape

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c.  it orbits around the sun

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b.  found in the kuiper belt

Question 3

3. What is a meteorite?

Accepted Answer

c.  a fragment from an asteroid that falls in the earth's surface

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c.  a fragment of an asteroid that falls in the earth's surface

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b.  a small moon that orbits one of the giant planet

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a.  a steak if light caused by a night sky

Question 4

4. How do a meteoriod and a meteorite differs from its location?

Accepted Answer

a.  a meteoroids are far up in the sky, while meteorites have already landed on the earth's surface

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b. a meteorites are far up in the sky, while meteorites have already landed on the earth's surface

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c.  meteoroids emit light and meteorites emit lightning speed

Question 5

5. What is a meteor ?

Accepted Answer

c.  a light emitted by a space rock burning towards the earth's atmosphere

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a.  a shooting star in the night sky emitting light.

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b.  a fragment of the sun heading towards the earth.

Question 6

6.  Which description best defines what a comet is?

Accepted Answer

c. icy object in the space

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b. shooting star that emits light

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a.  smallest dwarf planet

Question 7

7.  Which of the following statement about comet is correct?

Accepted Answer

c.  it can be found in oort cloud ang kuiper belt

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b.  its a steak of light that passes the earth's surface

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a.  comets are from a rocky fragment that said to be remnants of a planet.

Question 8

8. Where are long planets usually located?

Accepted Answer

b.  Oort Cloud

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a.  Kuiper Belt

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c.  Asteroid Belt

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b. Oort cloud

Question 9

9.  The main asteroid belt lies in between the orbits of____?

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a.  Mars and Jupiter

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b.  Saturn and Jupiter

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c.  Venus and Earth

Question 10

10.  What is a meteor shower?

Accepted Answer

b. a group of rocky fragments that enter the earth's atmosphere

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c.  an icy dust

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a.  a piece of rock entering the earth's surface

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