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Objects in Our Solar System Test

Question 1 of 20

1

Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called . . .

Select one or more of the following:

  • meteors

  • comets

  • asteroids

  • meteoroids

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

Select one or more of the following:

  • are made of rock

  • come from the Oort Cloud

  • come from the asteroid belt

  • orbit the sun

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."

Select one or more of the following:

  • comets

  • meteors

  • asteroids

  • meteoroids

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Which space object is larger?

Select one or more of the following:

  • asteroid

  • meteorite

  • meteor

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Select one or more of the following:

  • between Mars and Jupiter

  • between Venus and Earth

  • between Uranus and Neptune

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Halley's Comet takes about 76 Earth years to orbit the sun. What type of comet is this?

Select one or more of the following:

  • short-period comet

  • long-period comet

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Where do comets come from?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Kuiper Belt

  • Oort Cloud

  • Asteroid Belt

  • Both A and B

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

The ion tail of a comet is what color?

Select one or more of the following:

  • white

  • red

  • gray

  • bluish

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

What are asteroids made of?

Select one or more of the following:

  • rock and metal

  • ice, gas and dust

  • rock and gas

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

What region is located at the outer boundary of our solar system?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Kuiper Belt

  • Asteroid Belt

  • Oort Cloud

  • Pluto Region

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

What do you call a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere?

Select one or more of the following:

  • comet

  • meteor

  • meteorite

  • asteroid

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Black holes are invisible.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

The orbit of a comet is circular.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

The ion tail of a comet always points directly ( towards, away from ) the sun.

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

The special boundary around a black hole, where not even light can escape, is called the . . .

Select one or more of the following:

  • singularity

  • event horizon

  • Kuiper Belt

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Black holes are formed . . .

Select one or more of the following:

  • when planets crash into one another

  • when aliens flush the space toilet

  • when giant stars explode at the end of their lifecycle.

  • when an asteroid hits a planet

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Shooting stars are the result of . . .

Select one or more of the following:

  • a comet losing some of its tail as it passes the sun.

  • hundreds of meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at the same time.

  • Earth passing through the tail of a comet.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

What causes things to get pulled into a black hole?

Select one of the following:

  • super strong gravity

  • solar wind

  • melting ice from the Oort Cloud

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

What rocky object is bigger than a meteoroid and smaller than a planet?

Select one or more of the following:

  • comet

  • asteroid

  • meteorite

  • meteor

Explanation

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