The Oort Cloud and Outer Solar System

The _______ exists much further out than the Kuiper belt and is at the very edge of the Solar System. Scientists believe it is made up of thousands of small ice objects.

• dwarf planets

• comets

• Asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Oort Cloud

About how many objects are in the Oort Cloud?

• 12 Billion

• 500000

• 3 Trillion

• 2 Trillion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Who discovered the Oort Cloud

• Danny Duncas

• Janas Oort

• Jan Oort Senior

• Jan Oort

Where is the Oort cloud located

• Beyond the Kuiper Belt

• The end of our solar system

• Between Jupiter and Mars

• Around the sun

What characteristic do all outer planets have in common?

• They all have rings.

• They are all smaller than Earth.

• They are made mostly of gas.

• They have no moons.

Long period comets come from which region of the solar system?

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Scattered Disk

• Asteroid Belt

About how old is the Oort Cloud?

• 4.12 Billion Years

• 2.6 Billion Years

• 4.6 Billion Years

• 3.7 Billion Years

Select all correct answers. What objects can be found in the Oort Cloud?

• Dwarf Planets

• Comets

• Nebula

• Jupiter

Which object is the furthest our in our solar system?  

• The Sun

• Pluto

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

How many regions are in the Oort Cloud?

• 3

• 12

• 2

• 1