6.6 Rocks in space [Mastery check]@

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kupier Belt

• The Planetary Rings

• The Oort Cloud

• The Asteroid Belt

Where is the asteroid belt?

• Closer to the Sun than Mercury.

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  Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

  
  

• Between the orbits of Venus and Earth.

• Between the orbits of Uranus and Neptune.

What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?

• Heat from the Sun

• They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it

• Heat from Earth's atmosphere

• Friction from the Earth's atmosphere

Asteroids are made up of..

• iron oxygen and silicon

• clay and silicate

• stone and other metals

Ceres is...

• the largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt.

• an asteroid in the Oort cloud.

• the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.

• a comet in the Oort cloud.

A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.

• Pothole

• Pothole

• Crater

• Plateau

The force of gravity on an asteroids is ​ ____ than the force of gravity on Venus.

• smaller

• bigger

Answer explanation

The force of gravity on an asteroid is smaller than that on Venus due to the asteroid's lower mass and size. Venus, being a planet, has a significantly stronger gravitational pull compared to most asteroids.

How long is the Asteroid Itokawa?

• 530m

• 540m

• 560m

• 520m

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Constellation

Can asteroid become planets?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Asteroids are smaller celestial bodies that do not have enough mass to become planets. They lack the gravitational force to clear their orbits and accumulate material, which is a key characteristic of planets. Therefore, asteroids cannot become planets.