Unit 3 Review

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What is the region called where asteroids are primarily found?

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Asteroid Belt.

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What object in space is often described as a 'dirty snowball'?

Back

Comet.

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Why does Jupiter have a stronger gravitational pull on Earth than Mars?

Back

It has a greater mass than both the Earth and Mars.

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What type of plate boundary occurs when plates move towards one another?

Back

Convergent boundary.

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How is a canyon typically formed?

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Erosion from flowing water.

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What is the composition of a comet?

Back

Ice, gas, and dust.

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What is the difference between asteroids and comets?

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Asteroids are rocky bodies, while comets are composed of ice and dust.

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What is the significance of the Kuiper Belt?

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It is a region beyond Neptune that contains many small icy bodies, including dwarf planets.

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What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

Back

Plates move away from each other.

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What is the Oort Cloud?

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A theoretical cloud of icy bodies that is believed to surround the solar system.