Unit D: Small Solar System Bodies

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11th Grade
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Darrin Dailey
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The correct name for a “shooting star” is a:
Meteor
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Comet
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The name of the brightest asteroid seen from Earth is:
Sedna
Triton
Vesta
Toutatis
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most main belt asteroids are found:
Near the orbit of Venus
Between Earth and Mars
Between Mars and Jupiter
At a greater distance than Pluto
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is true about the tail of a comet?
It always points away from the Sun
It is always shorter than the nucleus
It always points towards the Sun
It always points in the direction the comet is moving
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which comet can be seen from Earth every 76 years or so?
Comet Wild
Comet Shoemaker
Comet Linear
Comet Halley
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do comets develop tails?
The comet captures material from the Sun
The Sun vaporizes material from the comet’s nucleus
The Sun’s gravity breaks up a comet’s nucleus
The high speed of a comet as it nears the Sun scatters some comet material
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What will most likely happen when a comet's tail collides with the Earth?
There will be no noticeable effect
Some of the comet’s ice will produce an ice storm on Earth
A large crater will form where the comet’s tail strikes the Earth
Large cities may be wiped out if they are near the impact point
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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