Asteroids

which planet is the asteroid belt close to?

• neptune

• jupiter

• earth

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

• It is made of ice and dust

• It is also known as a "shooting star"

• It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

• It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What are the leftover rock fragments called when the planets formed in our solar system?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Shooting stars

The belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

a small rocky body orbiting the sun, that is usually found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.

• nebula

• terrestrial planets

• collision

• asteroids

What celestial object hit the Earth near Russia?

• A star

• An asteroid

• A moon

• A planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet. Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The white ring seen here, within our solar system, is a(n) ________ belt.

• background radiation

• comet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What are the two most common types of asteroids found in the asteroid belt?

• D-type and P-type asteroids

• C-type and S-type asteroids

• M-type and L-type asteroids

• G-type and T-type asteroids

The white ring seen here, within our solar system, is a(n) ________ belt.

• comet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• background radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3