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Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, and the Kuiper Belt

Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, and the Kuiper Belt

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Interactive Video

Physics, Science

11th Grade - University

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Jupiter

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?

It is larger than Earth

It is closer to the Sun than Neptune

It has a tilted orbit

It does not clear its orbit of debris

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Kuiper Belt?

A cloud of dust surrounding the Sun

A region of small icy bodies beyond Neptune

A collection of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter

A region of gas giants

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Oort Cloud?

A spherical region of icy bodies far from the Sun

A cluster of stars in the Milky Way

A belt of asteroids

A group of planets beyond Neptune

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do comets originate from?

The asteroid belt

The surface of Mars

The rings of Saturn

The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes a comet's tail to form?

Collisions with asteroids

Magnetic fields of planets

Radiation pressure from the Sun

Gravitational pull from the Sun

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason asteroids in the asteroid belt did not form a planet?

Lack of sufficient material

Gravitational influence of Jupiter

Too far from the Sun

Presence of water

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