Asteroids

So many asteroids orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter that this region is now called _____

• the central region

• the M-J divide

• the Kirkwood Gap

•  the main belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids that have orbits that cross the orbit of Mars are called _____

• inner belt asteroids

• red path asteroids

• martian transits

• Mars-crossing asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

I am located between Mars and Jupiter.

• Comet belt

• Asteroid belt

• Meteor belt

• Stars

One sixth of the asteroids are silicon-based rock, and are called _____.

• silicaceous

• stoney

• metalloids

• SA Type

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Cleopatra, a weird dog-bone shaped rock, has _____

• no moons

• one moon

• two moons

• three moons

In astronomy, individual rocks held together by their own gravity are called _____

• a rubble pile

• a gravel heap

• a cracked rock

• a coalesced monolith

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

• are made of rock

• come from the Asteroid Belt

• come from the Oort Cloud

• orbit the sun

What is the term for a solid, such as the ice on Ceres, turning directly into a gas?

• sublimation

• condensation

• deposition

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the primary composition of most asteroids in the asteroid belt?

• Metallic elements like iron and nickel

• Silicate minerals and clay

• Ice and frozen gases

• Organic compounds

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following best describes the orbit of asteroids in the asteroid belt?

• Circular and evenly spaced

• Elliptical and concentrated between Mars and Jupiter

• Random and crossing Earth's orbit

• Spiral and expanding outward

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2