What is the primary composition of asteroids?

Asteroids, Comets, and Planetary Orbits

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Mia Campbell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ice and dust
Liquid water
Metal and gas
Rocky material
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a characteristic of comets?
They have elongated orbits and a visible tail.
They have a short, circular orbit.
They are stationary in space.
They are primarily made of metal.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a meteoroid when it enters Earth's atmosphere?
It becomes a comet.
It becomes a planet.
It turns into a meteor.
It remains a meteoroid.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the Kuiper Belt located?
Near the Sun
Inside Earth's atmosphere
Beyond Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Oort Cloud?
A distant spherical shell of icy bodies surrounding the solar system
A cloud of gas surrounding the Sun
A belt of asteroids near Earth
A region of space debris between Mars and Jupiter
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Kepler's first law, what shape are the orbits of planets?
Triangular
Circular
Rectangular
Elliptical
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'eccentricity' refer to in planetary orbits?
The size of the planet
The distance from the Sun
The speed of a planet
The shape of the orbit
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