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Match the term to its descriptor.

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Planet

Oort Cloud

Kuiper Belt

Sun

Moon

Asteroid

Comet

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Which of the following characteristics distinguishes objects in the Oort Cloud from objects in the Kuiper Belt?

• Objects in the Oort Cloud are primarily composed of metal and rock, while objects in the Kuiper Belt are made of ice.

• Objects in the Oort Cloud have a much shorter orbital period compared to objects in the Kuiper Belt.

• Objects in the Oort Cloud are much farther from the Sun and have more elliptical orbits compared to objects in the Kuiper Belt.

• Objects in the Oort Cloud are larger and more numerous than those in the Kuiper Belt.

An astronomer is creating a model to show different regions of our solar system. Which TWO statements correctly describe the locations and properties of objects in this model?

• The asteroid belt forms a boundary between the inner and outer solar system.

• The asteroid belt is located between Earth and Mars.

• Most asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

• The inner solar system extends beyond the asteroid belt.

• The asteroid belt forms a perfect circular orbit around the Sun.

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How are asteroids, comets, and meteors related?

• Meteors are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of comets, or the rocky bodies of asteroids orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

• Asteroids are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of comets or the rocky bodies of meteors orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

• Comets are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of meteors, or the rocky bodies of asteroids orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

• Meteors are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of asteroids, or the rocky bodies of comets orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

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Which of the following best describes the physical properties, locations, and movements of meteors, asteroids, and comets, including their relationship to the sun, our planet, the Kuiper Belt, and Oort Cloud?

• Meteors are icy bodies from the Oort Cloud, asteroids are rocky bodies from the Kuiper Belt, and comets are rocky bodies from the asteroid belt.

• Meteors are rocky bodies from the asteroid belt, asteroids are icy bodies from the Kuiper Belt, and comets are icy bodies from the Oort Cloud.

• Meteors are rocky bodies that enter Earth's atmosphere, asteroids are rocky bodies primarily in the asteroid belt, and comets are icy bodies from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.

• Meteors are icy bodies from the Kuiper Belt, asteroids are rocky bodies from the Oort Cloud, and comets are rocky bodies from the asteroid belt.

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