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OCR Gateway P2g Quiz

OCR Gateway P2g Quiz

Question 1 of 9

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What are Asteroids?

Select one of the following:

  • Pieces of rocks

  • Mini planets/planetoids

  • Balls of gas

Explanation

Question 2 of 9

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Asteroids...

Select one of the following:

  • Orbit the sun

  • Orbit the moon

  • Orbit the earth

Explanation

Question 3 of 9

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Where are Asteroids found?

Select one or more of the following:

  • in an ‘asteroid belt’

  • in orbit around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

  • near the black hole

  • orbiting the moon

Explanation

Question 4 of 9

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What are Comets?

Select one of the following:

  • Balls of gas

  • Small rocks

  • balls of ice and dust

Explanation

Question 5 of 9

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Comets orbit the sun in a circle shape

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 9

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The speed of a comet increases when it is near the sun. Why?

Select one of the following:

  • because the strength of gravity increases.

  • because the heat increases kinetic energy

  • because the strength of gravity decreases.

Explanation

Question 7 of 9

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NEO stands for Near Earth Orbits

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 8 of 9

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How can humans deflect a NEO?

Select one of the following:

  • By explosions

  • By reflecting light onto it

  • By sending up a rocket to pull it away

Explanation

Question 9 of 9

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Jupiter has a very large..

Select one of the following:

  • gravitational field strength

  • surface area

  • mass

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