Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Quiz sci flix

What did ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle believe comets were?

• Pieces of the Sun

• Breath from stars and planets

• Fragments of the Moon

• Falling stars

Where do comets originate from?

• Mars

• The Sun

• The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

• The Asteroid Belt

What is the main composition of asteroids?

• Water

• Gas

• Ice

• Rock

What is a meteoroid called when it enters Earth's atmosphere?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

What was the first known interstellar comet called?

• Halley's Comet

• 'Oumuamua

• Comet Hale-Bopp

• 2I/Borisov

What is the name of the crater linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs?

• Tycho Crater

• Chicxulub Crater

• Wolfe Creek Crater

• Barringer Crater

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What did the ancient Egyptians believe meteorites were?

• Signs of bad luck

• Fallen stars

• Pieces of the Moon

• Gifts from the gods

What did the Zulu in Africa believe meteor showers represented?

• Angry gods

• A sign of rain

• Falling stars

• Celestial cattle moving

What did the Clackamas people believe about the Willamette meteorite?

• It was a spiritual guardian

• It was a piece of the Sun

• It was a sign of war

• It was a source of water

What is the purpose of NASA's DART mission?

• To redirect an asteroid

• To study the Sun

• To find new comets

• To explore Mars

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