Quiz on the Oort Cloud

What is the Oort Cloud?

• A spherical area filled with icy chunks and planetesimals

• A flat disk of gas and dust

• A cluster of stars

• A large asteroid belt

What happens to objects in space due to gravity?

• They form a disk

• They scatter randomly

• They become stationary

• They explode

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the main force that caused the formation of the Sun and planets?

• Gravity

• Electromagnetism

• Nuclear fusion

• Dark matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the Oort Cloud compared to in the text?

• A toddler's mess

• A neat arrangement

• A perfect sphere

• A straight line

What is the Oort cloud primarily made of?

• Metal

• Icy objects

• Gas

• Dust

What is an astronomical unit (AU)?

• The distance from the Earth to the Moon

• The distance from the Earth to the Sun

• The distance from the Sun to Mars

• The distance from the Sun to Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is an example of an object that comes from the Oort cloud?

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Planets

• Stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The main reason comets from the Oort cloud have wild orbits is because they are (a)  

• They are pushed by solar winds
• They are affected by the gravitatio
• They are in wild elliptical orbits
• They are repelled by the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is the Oort cloud's relationship to the solar system?

• It is inside the solar system

• It surrounds the solar system

• It is part of the asteroid belt

• It is a satellite of the solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The main reason the Oort cloud is difficult to observe is because it is (a)  

• It is too bright
• It is too small
• It is too far away
• It is too fast