6.6 Rocks in space [Must Do]

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kupier Belt
• The Oort Cloud
• The Planetary Rings
• The Asteroid Belt

Where is the asteroid belt?

• Closer to the Sun than Mercury.

• Between the orbits of Venus and Earth.

• Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• Between the orbits of Uranus and Neptune.

What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?

• Heat from the Sun
• Heat from Earth's atmosphere
• They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it
• Friction from the Earth's atmosphere

Asteroids are made up of..

• iron oxygen and silicon

• clay and silicate

• stone and other metals

Ceres is...

• the largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt.

• the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.

• an asteroid in the Oort cloud.

• a comet in the Oort cloud.

A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.

• Pothole

• Crater

• Pit

• Plateau

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

Can asteroid become planets?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Asteroids are smaller celestial bodies that do not have enough mass to become planets. They lack the gravitational force to clear their orbits and accumulate material, which is a key characteristic of planets. Therefore, asteroids cannot become planets.

Tick the statements that are true about asteroids. (Pick 3)

• All asteroids are larger than planets.

• Fewer than 500 000 asteroids have been discovered.

• Asteroids orbit the Sun.

• Asteroids are made from rock.

• Asteroids can have irregular shapes.

Answer explanation

Asteroids orbit the Sun, are primarily made of rock, and can have irregular shapes. The statement about their size is false, and many more than 500,000 asteroids have been discovered.

Ceres is .......

• round

• the largest asteroid

• covered with craters

• the smallest planet