Asteroid Detection and Deflection Methods

Asteroid Detection and Deflection Methods

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physics, Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video discusses the threat of asteroids on a collision course with Earth, highlighting past impact events like Chicxulub and Chelyabinsk. It explores detection methods using telescopes and the proposed Sentinel spacecraft. Various deflection strategies are considered, including rockets, gravity tugs, and laser bees. The video concludes with a call to action, emphasizing the importance of preparedness against asteroid threats.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significant discovery related to the extinction of dinosaurs?

A new species of dinosaur

A large crater in Mexico

A meteorite in Russia

A fossilized dinosaur brain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the potential impact of an asteroid that is 100 meters in diameter?

It could destroy a continent

It could destroy a city

It could destroy the entire planet

It could destroy a country

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tool is primarily used to detect asteroids?

Radars

Telescopes

Microscopes

Satellites

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main challenge in detecting asteroids?

Their speed

Their size

Their color

Their distance from Earth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one proposed method to change an asteroid's trajectory?

Using a giant magnet

Launching a rocket to hit it

Using a giant net

Building a wall in space

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential problem with using a rocket to deflect an asteroid?

It could change the asteroid's color

It could break the asteroid into smaller pieces

It might miss the asteroid

It could speed up the asteroid

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the concept of 'Laser Bees' in asteroid deflection?

Bees that carry the asteroid away

Lasers that vaporize part of the asteroid

Lasers that cut the asteroid into pieces

A swarm of bees that push the asteroid

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