Asteroids in the Solar System

Where can most of the asteroids be found?

• In the Oort cloud

• In the area between Mars and Jupiter

• In the Kuiper Belt

• Out past Pluto

Which one of the following describes a meteoroid?

• A space rock that hits the Earth's surface.

• A small solar system object that is made up of small pieces of asteroids or comets.

• A space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere

• A loose collection of rock and ice

The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun.

• Asteroid Belt

• Solar System

• Inner Planet

• Outer Planet

Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• meteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the primary reason why asteroids are found mainly in the asteroid belt?

• The gravitational influence of Jupiter prevents them from forming a planet.

• The Sun's gravity pulls them into the belt.

• They are remnants of a planet that exploded.

• They are captured comets.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What is the primary difference between asteroids and comets?

• Asteroids are made of ice, while comets are made of rock.

• Asteroids orbit the Sun, while comets do not.

• Comets have tails when near the Sun, while asteroids do not.

• Comets are found in the asteroid belt, while asteroids are not.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kupier Belt

• The Oort Cloud

• The Planetary Rings

• The Asteroid Belt

Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?

• Mercury and Jupiter

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

Between Mars and Jupiter is a region of the solar system called the __________.

• asteroid belt

• Milky Way

• Kuiper belt

• Oort Cloud

Most asteroids orbit the sun in the _________.

• asteroid belt

• Milky Way

• Kuiper belt

• Oort Cloud