Small Solar System Objects

Front

Between Mars and Jupiter is a region of the solar system called the __________. Options: asteroid belt, Milky Way, Kuiper belt, Oort Cloud

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asteroid belt

Front

Most long period comets originate in the ________.

Back

Oort Cloud

Front

All the known dwarf planets EXCEPT Ceres orbit in the _________. Options: asteroid belt, Milky Way, Kuiper belt, Oort Cloud

Back

Kuiper belt

Front

Where do most asteroids orbit the sun? Options: asteroid belt, Milky Way, Kuiper belt, Oort Cloud

Back

asteroid belt

Front

When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up and produce a streak of light called a ____________. Options: meteor, meteorite, comet, asteroid

Back

meteor

Front

A chunk of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse is a ___________. Options: meteor, meteorite, comet, asteroid

Back

comet

Front

If a meteoroid hits Earth's surface, it is called a ________. Options: meteor, meteorite, comet, asteroid

Back

meteorite

Front

A streak of light made by a chunk of rock or dust entering Earth's atmosphere is called a(n)

Back

meteor

Front

Which characteristic below would best describe a dwarf planet?

• spherical shape
• cleared orbit
• orbit the sun
• Trans-Neptunian Object

Back

Trans-Neptunian Object

Front

The ion (or gas) tail of a comet always aligns with the ______.

Back

solar wind