Asteroids: Space Rocks with a Story

What are asteroids primarily made of?

• Ice and water

• Clay and rocks

• Gas and dust

• Sand and soil

Where is the main asteroid belt located?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Between Venus and Earth

What is the size range of asteroids?

• From the size of a grain of sand to a mountain

• From nearly 600 miles in diameter to the size of pebbles

• From the size of a car to a city

• From the size of a house to a continent

Who predicted the existence of a planet between Mars and Jupiter in 1772?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Johann Elert Bode

• Galileo Galilei

What are near-Earth asteroids?

• Asteroids that orbit the Sun at the same speed as Earth

• Asteroids that are found close to the Sun and Earth

• Asteroids that are only found on Earth

• Asteroids that orbit the Moon

How did asteroids form according to the document?

• From a volcanic eruption

• From a vast cloud of gas and dust collapsing

• From ocean waves

• From a meteor shower

What is one reason people are interested in asteroids?

• They are made of gold

• They are tiny chips of wood

• They can reveal information about the solar system's formation

• They are easy to find

What mission did NASA send to study asteroids?

• Apollo

• Voyager

• Dawn

• Curiosity

What would happen if all the material in the asteroid belt formed into one planet?

• It would be larger than Earth

• It would be smaller than the Moon

• It would be the size of Jupiter

• It would be the same size as Mars

What are the two largest asteroids mentioned in the document?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Vesta and Ceres

• Earth and Venus

• Saturn and Neptune