Other Objects in the Solar System

Question 1

Use the information from the article to answer the question.Asteroids and CometsWhich statements describe the characteristics of asteroids? Select three options.formed 4.6 billion years agoorbit the Sun beyond Jupiterrange in size from a few miles to more than 300 plus miles acrosshave a total mass greater than the mass of the moonmost are found in the asteroid belt

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formed 4.6 billion years ago; range in size from a few miles to more than 300 plus miles across; most are found in the asteroid belt

Question 2

Use the information from the article to answer the question. Asteroids and CometsWhich statement best explains the location of the asteroid belt?

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Most asteroids can be found between Mars and Jupiter.

Question 3

Use the information from the article to answer the question.Asteroids and CometsWhich statements apply to comets? Check all that apply.formed of ice, rock, and dustcontain a liquid coredevelop tails near the Sunorbit gas giants like Jupiter and Neptune

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formed of ice, rock, and dust; develop tails near the Sun

Question 4

Use the information from the article to answer the question.MeteorsWhich statements apply to meteors?Meteors are bits of material falling through Earth's atmosphere.Meteor showers are associated with asteroids.Meteors create a streak of light.The largest meteor found has a mass of 54,000 kg.Meteor showers occur in the autumn and winter.

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Meteors are bits of material falling through Earth's atmosphere.; Meteors create a streak of light.

Question 5

Use the information from the article to answer the question.Dwarf PlanetWhich statements apply to the orbits of dwarf planets? Check all that apply.Dwarf planets orbit the Sun.Pluto could collide with Jupiter.Dwarf planets are round.Pluto is a dwarf planet.Eris could collide with Uranus

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Dwarf planets orbit the Sun.; Dwarf planets are round.; Pluto is a dwarf planet.

Question 6

Use the information from the article to answer the question.PlutoWhy is Pluto now called a dwarf planet?

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In 2003, astronomers discovered a new object beyond Pluto that they named Eris. That discovery caused astronomers to talk about the defining characteristics of a planet. They decided that because of its size and location, Pluto, along with Eris, were not planets. Pluto, Eris, and objects like them are now classified as dwarf planets.

Question 7

Which did you include in your answer? Check all that apply.

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In 2003, astronomers discovered Eris.; The discovery of Eris caused astronomers to talk about the defining characteristics of a planet.; Because Pluto has not cleared its orbit, it is not considered to be a planet.; Pluto, Eris, and other objects like them are now classified as dwarf planets.

Question 8

Use the information from the article to answer the question.NEOsWhen scientists discuss objects that might hit Earth, what term do they use to describe them as a group?

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near-Earth objects

Question 9

Where is the Oort cloud located?

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beyond the Kuiper belt, at the farthest end of the solar system

Question 10

Which statement describes the Oort cloud?

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It contains huge icy objects.

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