Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

What is in the Kuiper Belt?

• Vbucks

• Debris left over from the formation of the solar system

• hot pockets

• dark matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why is the Kuiper Belt considered important?

• I don't really care

• Comets come from there

• It helps us understand the formation of our solar system

• Pluto is there

The third region of icy objects, a spherical cloud which starts roughly 300 billion kilometers out, is called ___

• the Oort Cloud

• the Oort Disk

• the Kuiper Cloud

• the scattered disk

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel

• Ice cream

• Hydrogen Gas

• Ice and rock

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

All the known dwarf planets EXCEPT Ceres orbit in the _________.

• asteroid belt

• Milky Way

• Kuiper belt

• Oort Cloud

Pluto, Eris, and Haumea orbit in the

• asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Oort cloud

Most comets originate in the ________.

• asteroid belt

• Milky Way

• Kuiper belt

• Oort Cloud

What is the primary composition of objects in the Kuiper Belt?

• Ice and rock

• Metallic elements

• Gaseous compounds

• Liquid water

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Oort Cloud?

• It is located beyond the Kuiper Belt

• It contains mostly metallic asteroids

• It is within the orbit of Neptune

• It is a region of intense heat

What is the significance of studying the Kuiper Belt?

• It helps us understand the early solar system

• It is a source of precious metals

• It influences Earth's climate

• It is the origin of all planets

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6