Which of the following correctly describes a meteor?

It is a streak of light that occurs in the atmosphere.

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1
What causes the formation of the comet's tail?
Sun's nuclear fusion
Sun's insolation
solar radiation
solar wind
2
In which planets is the asteroid belt located?
between Mars and Earth
between Neptune and Pluto
between Jupiter and Saturn
between Mars and Jupiter
3
Which of the following correctly describes a meteor?
It is a chunk of rock floating in interplanetary space.
It is a meteoroid that has not entered Earth's atmosphere.
It is a streak of light that occurs in the atmosphere.
It is a remnant of a meteoroid that reached Earth's surface.
4
Which is also known as a "shooting star"?
meteorite
comet
asteroid
meteors
5
One astronomical unit (AU) is equivalent to the average distance of Earth from the sun.
TRUE
FALSE
6
What are the unusually bright pieces of meteoroids?
planetoids
comets
fireballs
meteor balls
7
Which of the following is not a comet?
Shoemaker-Levy 9
Halley
Hale-Bopp
Ceres
8
In which part of the solar system do most short-term period comets come from?
Oort Cloud
Milky Way
Asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
9
Which shows the correct sequence of the meteoroid as it reached the earth's surface?
meteor > meteorite > meteoroid
meteoroid > meteor > meteorite
meteoroid > meteorite > meteor
10
How long does it take for a long-term period comet to orbit around the sun?
more than 200 years
less than 100 years
equal to 200 years
less than 200 years
11
How are meteorites categorized?
by shape
by origin
by size
by composition
12
Asteroids are also known as planetoids.
FALSE
TRUE
13
Which of the following is not a characteristic of an asteroid?
It rotates on an axis.
It revolves around the sun.
It has an irregular shape.
It emits its own light.
14
Which of the following is NOT a part of the comet?
tail
coma
nucleus
core
15
Which meteor shower usually happens on October 20 - 21?
Reonids
Leonids
Geminids
Orionids

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Other Members of the Solar System

15 termsStudBud Administration84 plays

A #review on the other members of the solar system - #comets, #asteroids, and #meteoroids.

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Questions 15

Answers

1
What causes the formation of the comet's tail?
Sun's nuclear fusion
Sun's insolation
solar radiation
solar wind
2
In which planets is the asteroid belt located?
between Mars and Earth
between Neptune and Pluto
between Jupiter and Saturn
between Mars and Jupiter
3
Which of the following correctly describes a meteor?
It is a chunk of rock floating in interplanetary space.
It is a meteoroid that has not entered Earth's atmosphere.
It is a streak of light that occurs in the atmosphere.
It is a remnant of a meteoroid that reached Earth's surface.
4
Which is also known as a "shooting star"?
meteorite
comet
asteroid
meteors
5
One astronomical unit (AU) is equivalent to the average distance of Earth from the sun.
TRUE
FALSE
6
What are the unusually bright pieces of meteoroids?
planetoids
comets
fireballs
meteor balls
7
Which of the following is not a comet?
Shoemaker-Levy 9
Halley
Hale-Bopp
Ceres
8
In which part of the solar system do most short-term period comets come from?
Oort Cloud
Milky Way
Asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
9
Which shows the correct sequence of the meteoroid as it reached the earth's surface?
meteor > meteorite > meteoroid
meteoroid > meteor > meteorite
meteoroid > meteorite > meteor
10
How long does it take for a long-term period comet to orbit around the sun?
more than 200 years
less than 100 years
equal to 200 years
less than 200 years
11
How are meteorites categorized?
by shape
by origin
by size
by composition
12
Asteroids are also known as planetoids.
FALSE
TRUE
13
Which of the following is not a characteristic of an asteroid?
It rotates on an axis.
It revolves around the sun.
It has an irregular shape.
It emits its own light.
14
Which of the following is NOT a part of the comet?
tail
coma
nucleus
core
15
Which meteor shower usually happens on October 20 - 21?
Reonids
Leonids
Geminids
Orionids