KIV: Objects in the Solar System

What is at the center of the solar system, often compared to the center of a pizza?

• The moon

• An asteroid

• A comet

• The sun

Which of the following is NOT a rocky planet in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

What is the Kuiper belt primarily made of?

• Metallic asteroids

• Burning gases

• Icy rocks

• Gas clouds

What happens to a comet when it gets close to the sun?

• It disappears completely

• It turns into a planet

• It emits dust and gases forming a tail

• It becomes part of the asteroid belt

How far is the Kuiper belt from the sun at its farthest point?

• 500 AUs

• 100 AUs

• 10,000 AUs

• 1,000 AUs