Quiz - 22.18 Asteroids

An asteroid is

• A rounded body with craters on it

• A small rocky body that orbits the Sun

• A rock and ice body that has a tail near the Sun

• None of these

The asteroid belt is the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids are circular-shaped because they have enough gravity to become round.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The majority of asteroids in our solar system are found in _____.

• The Asteroid Ring

• Near the Sun

• The Asteroid belt

• Past Pluto

The main asteroid belt can be found between the orbits of:

• Venus and Mars

• Earth and Jupiter

• Venus and Jupiter

• Mars and Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids are too small to have any significant impact on other objects in our solar system.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An asteroid belt divides the inner and outer planets.

• True

• False

The region where asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter is called

• The asteroid belt

• The Kuiper Belt

• The near-Earth asteroid zone

• The cometary zone

Asteroid impacts are linked to mass extinctions throughout Earth's history.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Due to their small size, asteroids do not have enough gravity to pull themselves into the shape of a ball.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4