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planet order, asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt, Moon phases, eclipses
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1
What do you call a asteroid that hits the Earth?
shooting star
meteor
meteorite
comet
2
The stronger the Sun's gravity on a planet, the _____ it orbits.
longer
further
faster
slower
3
What type of eclipse can only be seen by a small number of people at one time?
lunar
solar
4
Which planet are the Kuiper Belt objects closest to?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
5
If the picture shows a Full Moon on the WESTERN horizon, is the Sun rising or setting?
sunrise
sunset
6
If there is a Gibbous Moon in the WEST at SUNRISE, then is it waxing or waning?
waning
waxing
7
Comets have very elliptical orbits and originate from...
inside Earth's orbit
the Kuiper Belt
outer planets
the asteroid belt
8
What color is the Moon during a total lunar eclipse while in the Earth's shadow?
it doesn't...it can't be seen
black
red
white
9
What is happening with the Moon in these pictures taken on different days in the same month?
waxing
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
waning
10
If there is a gibbous Moon in the EAST while the Sun is SETTING, then is it waxing or waning?
waxing
waning
11
Comet tails always point _____.
behind them
away from the Earth
away from the Sun
away from them
12
Asteroids are made of ______.
rock and ice
frozen gas and ice
rock and metal
ice and metal
13
If this is the Moon at SUNSET, then what phase is it?
waning crescent
waxing crescent
14
How often do mass extinction event meteors hit the Earth?
once in 50,000 years
once in 1000 years
once in 26,000,000 years
once in 100,000 years
15
If both of these pictures were supposedly taken at SUNSET, which one is impossible?
left
right
16
If the Moon is straight up at night, then where will it be at the SAME time the NEXT night?
on the other side of the Earth
the same place
further to the east
further to the west
17
Where do most meteorites come from?
Asteroid Belt
Mars
Kuiper Belt
outer space
18
What is pictured here?
solar eclipse
New Moon
lunar eclipse
Full Moon
19
Our solar system model is called __?__.
Geocentric
Planetcentric
Pangaea
Heliocentric
20
What is the object pictured that is OUTSIDE the Earth's atmosphere?
nebula
meteor
shooting star
comet
21
Why do scientists want to know how asteroids are put together?
to see if there is water on them
so we might be able to make a plane out of them
in case we have to move them in the future to avoid hitting
we might be able to mine their resources
22
The Earth is __?__ AU from our Sun.
one
92,000,000
three
thirty
23
The asteroid belt is closest to what planet?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune
24
A comet tail always points...
toward the Earth
away from the Sun
toward the asteroid belt
behind it
25
The closer a planet is to the Sun, the ____ it orbits.
faster
slower
longer
further
26
The
Chicxulub
meteor that resulted in the extinction of the Dinos was about how big?
500 meters
about 100,000,000,000,000 tons
the size of a bus
a couple of kilometers in diameter
27
This event pictured is called the "diamond ring". What is taking place in this picture?
Full Moon
New Moon
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
