Phaethon

When was Phaethon discovered?

• 1983

• 1985

• 2018

• 1977

What color is Phaethon?

• Gray

• Red

• Blue

• Brown

What is Phaethon

• planet

• asteroid

• meteor

• asteroid\ meteor

Why is Phaethon important

• It is the source of the Geminid Asteroid shower

• People like looking at it

• It is in the Geminid Comet shower

• It is the source of the Geminid Meteor shower

TRUE OR FALSE: Phaethon has a warm surface

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Phaethon has the orbit of an asteroid

• FALSE

• TRUE

What does Phaethon look like?

• A comet

• An asteroid

• Both

What does Phaethon eject?

• Air

• Clouds

• Dust

• Water

How far was Phaethon when closest to us?

• 64 million miles

• 640 miles

• 21.5 miles

• 6.4 million miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the Geminid meteor shower believed to have originated from?

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Phaethon

• Pallas