Asteroids

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following space explorations was able to bring asteroid dusts from asteroid Itokawa?
Galileo Mission
Hayabusa
Hayabusa 2
Near – Shoemaker
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following spacecrafts explored or flew by the asteroids, EXCEPT;
Galileo Mission
Messenger
NEAR – Shoemaker
Osiris – Rex
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How long did the Dawn Spacecraft explore asteroid Vesta?
6 months
1 year
1.5 years
2 years
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Asteroids are a type of space ______ that orbit the sun.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Gold, platinum, and magnesium are all examples of ________that can be found in asteroids.
Debris
Comets
Rock
Metals
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A hole in the surface of an asteroid is called a _________.
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