Planetary Defense Quiz

Planetary Defense Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one major disadvantage dinosaurs had when facing asteroid threats?

Poor eyesight

Lack of food resources

No planetary defense office

Inability to swim

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of NASA's survey projects regarding near-Earth objects?

To find new planets

To study the moon

To track weather patterns

To catalog potentially hazardous objects

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key question researchers are considering about asteroid threats?

How to paint asteroids

How to live on asteroids

How to deflect or destroy dangerous asteroids

How to mine asteroids for resources

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is responsible for coordinating planetary defense activities at NASA?

The International Space Station

The Planetary Defense Coordination Office

The President of the United States

The Mars Rover Team

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial suspicion about the object WT1190F?

It was a comet

It was a new planet

It was an artificial object

It was a natural meteor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was WT1190F predicted to impact Earth?

The Pacific Ocean

The coast of Sri Lanka

The Arctic Circle

The Sahara Desert

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the spectra of WT1190F's fragment reveal?

Presence of gold

Traces of water

Bands of titanium oxide and a line of hydrogen

Signs of life

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