Asteroids

Asteroids

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Other Sciences

9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the diagram of the solar system, where is the big gap that bugged astronomers?

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between Mars and Jupiter

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Giuseppe Piazzi's discovery, the first known asteroid, was named _____

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Back

Ceres

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The word 'asteroid' literally means _____

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Back

star-like

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How many asteroids have been discovered to date? Options: 450, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands

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Back

hundreds of thousands

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In our solar system, there are probably over a million asteroids larger than _____

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Back

1 km in size

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What percentage of asteroids are carbonaceous, which means they have lots of carbon in them?

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75%

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

One sixth of the asteroids are silicon-based rock, and are called _____

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silicaceous

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