Asteroids

Why do asteroids burn up as they enter Earth's atmosphere?

• Heat is created by friction between the asteroid and the atmosphere.

• The oxygen trapped inside them ignites in the presence of nitrogen.

• The sun's UV rays ignite them when they pass through the ozone layer.

• They are covered in an extremely flammable material.

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Which of the following space explorations was able to bring asteroid dusts from asteroid Itokawa?

• Galileo Mission

• Hayabusa

• Hayabusa 2

• Near – Shoemaker

The following spacecrafts explored or flew by the asteroids, EXCEPT;

• Galileo Mission

• Messenger

• NEAR – Shoemaker

• Osiris – Rex

How long did the Dawn Spacecraft explore asteroid Vesta?

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 1.5 years

• 2 years

Asteroids are a type of space ______ that orbit the sun.

Gold, platinum, and magnesium are all examples of ________that can be found in asteroids.

• Debris

• Comets

• Rock

• Metals

A hole in the surface of an asteroid is called a _________.

The asteroid belt is located between

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

_________ is the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.

• Coma

• Cere

• Pluto

• Siri

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Most asteroids cannot be seen without a

• Magnify glas

• Micrscope

• Telescope

• Pair of binoculars