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1. QUIZ TIME ! SMALL BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

2. 1. What is the primary composition of most asteroids found in the asteroid belt? a. Ice and gas b. Rock and metal c. Water and carbon d. Gases only 2. Which of the following celestial bodies is considered a dwarf planet? a. Mars b. Pluto c. Jupiter d. Mercury

3. 3. What is the largest known asteroid in the asteroid belt? a. Ceres b. Vesta c. Pallas d. Hygiea 4. Comets are primarily made of what substances? a. Rock and metal b. Ice and dust c. Gas and plasma d. Solid iron

4. 5. What type of orbit do most comets follow? a. Circular b. Elliptical c. Parabolic d. Hyperbolic 6. What is the term for the tail of a comet that always points away from the Sun? a. Dust tail b. Ion tail c. Plasma tail d. All of the above

5. 7. The Kuiper Belt is located beyond which planet? a. Earth b. Mars c. Neptune d. Saturn 8. Which small body in the solar system is known for its highly elliptical orbit that brings it close to the Sun? a. Eris b. Halley's Comet c. Charon d. Eros

6. 9. What is the primary difference between asteroids and comets? a. Asteroids have tails; comets do not b. Asteroids are found in the inner solar system; comets are in the outer solar system c. Asteroids are rocky; comets are icy d. There is no difference 10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Oort Cloud? a. It is a spherical shell surrounding the solar system b. It is the source of long-period comets c. It is located between Mars and Jupiter d. It is thought to contain billions of icy bodies

7. 11. What is the significance of the discovery of Ceres in 1801? a. It was the first asteroid discovered b. It was the first comet discovered c. It was the first dwarf planet discovered d. It was the first planet discovered beyond Saturn 12. How do astronomers primarily study small bodies in the solar system? a. Only through telescopes b. Through spacecraft missions and telescopes c. By analyzing meteorite samples from Earth d. By using only computer simulations

8. 13. What is the primary reason for the formation of the asteroid belt? a. The gravitational influence of Jupiter b. The collision of two planets c. The remnants of a failed planet d. The expansion of the Sun 14. Which of the following best describes a meteoroid? a. A large rock in space b. A space rock that has entered Earth's atmosphere c. A small rocky body orbiting the Sun d. A piece of a comet

9. 15. What is the term used for a meteor that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface? a. Meteoroid b. Meteor c. Meteorite d. Asteroid

10. ANSWER KEY !!!!

11. b. Rock and metal b. Pluto a. Ceres b. Ice and dust b. Elliptical d. All of the above c. Neptune b. Halley's Comet c. Asteroids are rocky; comets are icy c. It is located between Mars and Jupiter a. It was the first asteroid discovered b. Through spacecraft missions and telescopes a. The gravitational influence of Jupiter c. A small rocky body orbiting the Sun c. Meteorite