Pregunta 1
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Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called . . .
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meteors
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comets
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asteroids
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meteoroids
Pregunta 2
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One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
Pregunta 3
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These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
Respuesta
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comets
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meteors
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asteroids
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meteoroids
Pregunta 4
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Which space object is larger?
Respuesta
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asteroid
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meteorite
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meteor
Pregunta 5
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Where is the asteroid belt located?
Pregunta 6
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Halley's Comet takes about 76 Earth years to orbit the sun. What type of comet is this?
Respuesta
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short-period comet
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long-period comet
Pregunta 7
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Where do comets come from?
Respuesta
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Kuiper Belt
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Oort Cloud
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Asteroid Belt
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Both A and B
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None of the above
Pregunta 8
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The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way.
Pregunta 9
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The ion tail of a comet is what color?
Pregunta 10
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What are asteroids made of?
Respuesta
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rock and metal
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ice, gas and dust
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rock and gas
Pregunta 11
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What region is located at the outer boundary of our solar system?
Respuesta
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Kuiper Belt
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Asteroid Belt
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Oort Cloud
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Pluto Region
Pregunta 12
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What do you call a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere?
Respuesta
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comet
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meteor
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meteorite
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asteroid
Pregunta 13
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Black holes are invisible.
Pregunta 14
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The orbit of a comet is circular.
Pregunta 15
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The ion tail of a comet always points directly [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] the sun.
Pregunta 16
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The special boundary around a black hole, where not even light can escape, is called the . . .
Respuesta
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singularity
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event horizon
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Kuiper Belt
Pregunta 17
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Black holes are formed . . .
Respuesta
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when planets crash into one another
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when aliens flush the space toilet
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when giant stars explode at the end of their lifecycle.
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when an asteroid hits a planet
Pregunta 18
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Shooting stars are the result of . . .
Respuesta
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a comet losing some of its tail as it passes the sun.
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hundreds of meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at the same time.
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Earth passing through the tail of a comet.
Pregunta 19
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What causes things to get pulled into a black hole?
Pregunta 20
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What rocky object is bigger than a meteoroid and smaller than a planet?
Respuesta
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comet
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asteroid
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meteorite
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meteor