During a school science fair, Harper presented a project about a famous astronomer who correctly calculated the return of a comet seen in 1682. Who was this astronomer?
Science: Earth and Space - Quiz 32

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1.
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30 sec • 1 pt
Edmond Halley
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mia was watching the night sky when she saw a bright object streak across and land on the ground. What is this rocky or metallic object called when it lands on the earth's surface?
meteorite
comet
asteroid
planet
3.
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1 min • 1 pt
Noah and Kai were camping in the mountains when they heard about a celestial event. What phenomenon might they witness when the earth passes through a comet’s trail of small space rocks?
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1 min • 1 pt
During a school project on astronomy, Scarlett discovered that an astronomer correctly calculated the return of a comet seen in 1682. Who was this astronomer?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During a school astronomy club meeting, the teacher asked, "Which of the following comets has the shortest period?"
Halley’s comet
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
Encke’s comet
6.
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1 min • 1 pt
During a school science project, Aiden and Abigail were discussing what a rocky or metallic object is called when it gets too close to the atmosphere and lands on the earth's surface. What is it?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Liam was camping with his friends when they saw a small chunk of rock or metal traveling through Earth’s atmosphere, glowing due to adiabatic heating. What did they see?
meteorite
meteoroid
meteor
asteroid
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