Kuiper Belt

The _______ exists much further out than the Kuiper belt and is at the very edge of the Solar System. Scientists believe it is made up of thousands of small ice objects.

• dwarf planets

• comets

• Asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Oort Cloud

What is found in the Kuiper Belt?

• Large rocky planets

• Asteroids

• Small icy bodies, dwarf planets, and short period comets

• Gas giants

What role do Kuiper Belt Objects play in understanding our solar system's early history?

• They provide evidence of early planetary collisions

• They are remnants of the early solar system, largely unchanged

• They show the migration patterns of major planets

• They are primarily responsible for Earth's water

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Predict the consequences if a large Kuiper Belt Object were to collide with Neptune.

• It would likely become a moon of Neptune

• It could potentially alter Neptune's orbit

• It would pass through Neptune without any effect

• It would burn up in Neptune's atmosphere

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

how many KBOs are in the Kuiper belt

• Over 100,000

• Less than 1,000

• at least 70,000

• Over 1 million

Aside from position how do the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper belt differ?

• they are made of different types of material

• their shapes are different

• the Oort Cloud objects are much warmer

• the Kuiper belt objects are mostly gasseous

Who is the Kuiper Belt named after?

• Henry Ford

• Donald Trump

• Gerard Kuiper

• Bram Stoker

Who proposed the idea of the Kuiper Belt?

• George Washington

• Thomas Edison

• Gerard Kuiper

• Isaac Newton

How many AU does the Kuiper Belt cover?

• 10-12 AU

• 3 million miles

• 25-30 AU

• 20-25 AU

Select three known Kuiper Belt Objects?

• Makemake

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Eris

• Titan