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Minor Members of the Solar System
Minor Members of the Solar System
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1
Most asteroids lie between the orbits of______.
Mercury and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Mars
Venus and Earth
2
What is the name for small rocky bodies that have been linked to "flying mountains?"
asteroids
nebulas
meteorites
comets
3
Comets with short orbital periods are located in what region?
Oort cloud
inner solar system
Kuiper belt
none of the above
4
A meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface is called a(n)_______.
comet
meteorite
asteroid
satellite
5
The small rocky bodies found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter are known as______.
comets
asteroids
satellites
meteoroids
6
According to the figure, letter B is called what?
dust
coma
nucleus
cloud
7
What are comets?
rock and gas
rock and dust
rock, frozen gas, and dust
ice and dust
8
What feature did spacecraft
Near Shoemaker
accomplish?
the moon Charon
it landed on an asteroid
it voyaged out of the solar system
rings on Neptune
9
Most meteor showers are associated with the orbits of_____.
satellites
planets
meteorites
comets
10
A comets tail always points______.
toward the sun
downward
sideways
away from the sun