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Objects in Our Solar System Test
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1Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called . . .
- Ameteors
- Bcomets
- Casteroids
- Dmeteoroids
2 One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
- Aare made of rock
- Bcome from the Oort Cloud
- Ccome from the asteroid belt
- Dorbit the sun
3These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
- Acomets
- Bmeteors
- Casteroids
- Dmeteoroids
4Which space object is larger?
- Aasteroid
- Bmeteorite
- Cmeteor
5Where is the asteroid belt located?
- Abetween Mars and Jupiter
- Bbetween Venus and Earth
- Cbetween Uranus and Neptune
6Halley's Comet takes about 76 Earth years to orbit the sun. What type of comet is this?
- Ashort-period comet
- Blong-period comet
7Where do comets come from?
- AKuiper Belt
- BOort Cloud
- CAsteroid Belt
- DBoth A and B
- ENone of the above
8The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9The ion tail of a comet is what color?
- Awhite
- Bred
- Cgray
- Dbluish
10What are asteroids made of?
- Arock and metal
- Bice, gas and dust
- Crock and gas
11What region is located at the outer boundary of our solar system?
- AKuiper Belt
- BAsteroid Belt
- COort Cloud
- DPluto Region
12What do you call a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere?
- Acomet
- Bmeteor
- Cmeteorite
- Dasteroid
13Black holes are invisible.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14The orbit of a comet is circular.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15The ion tail of a comet always points directly [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] the sun.
- Atowards
- Baway from
16The special boundary around a black hole, where not even light can escape, is called the . . .
- Asingularity
- Bevent horizon
- CKuiper Belt
17Black holes are formed . . .
- Awhen planets crash into one another
- Bwhen aliens flush the space toilet
- Cwhen giant stars explode at the end of their lifecycle.
- Dwhen an asteroid hits a planet
18Shooting stars are the result of . . .
- Aa comet losing some of its tail as it passes the sun.
- Bhundreds of meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at the same time.
- CEarth passing through the tail of a comet.
19What causes things to get pulled into a black hole?
- Asuper strong gravity
- Bsolar wind
- Cmelting ice from the Oort Cloud
- Dnone of the above
20What rocky object is bigger than a meteoroid and smaller than a planet?
- Acomet
- Basteroid
- Cmeteorite
- Dmeteor
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- Test on objects in our solar system.
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- Teacher Scott
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