Comet Lovejoy: The Sungrazer
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Physics
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9th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Nancy Jackson
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What makes Comet Lovejoy different from typical comets?
It has a unique color.
It is much larger and headed towards the sun.
It is made entirely of rock.
It orbits the Earth.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial expectation of astronomers regarding Comet Lovejoy's fate as it approached the sun?
It would collide with another comet.
It would disintegrate completely.
It would change its orbit.
It would become a planet.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What surprising event occurred after Comet Lovejoy passed through the sun's atmosphere?
It lost and then regrew its tail.
It changed color.
It stopped moving.
It split into two comets.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did observers in the southern hemisphere describe Comet Lovejoy after it emerged from the sun?
As a faint star.
As a searchlight beaming from the east.
As a small planet.
As a shooting star.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one of the mysteries that scientists are trying to solve about Comet Lovejoy?
Why it changed color.
How it became a planet.
Why it stopped moving.
How it survived the sun's heat.
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