Asteroids

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who was the astronomer who discovered the first asteroid in 1801?
Back
Giuseppi Piazzi
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does asteroid literally mean?
Back
Starlight
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Asteroids are small rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the sun in the whole solar system.
Back
False, there is a separate designation for bodies past Jupiter.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the basic materials that make up asteroids?
Back
75% Carbon, 17% Silicon, 8% Miscellaneous
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the gap called that is created by Jupiter's size pulling some asteroids away from solar orbit?
Back
Kirkwood gap
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What would it be like to flying through an asteroid belt?
Back
Very few asteroids, possibly wouldn't see one at all.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
If you took all the asteroids in the main belt and lumped them together, how large would it be?
Back
Smaller than our moon
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