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Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______ exists much further out than the Kuiper belt and is at the very edge of the Solar System. Scientists believe it is made up of thousands of small ice objects.

a)

dwarf planets

b)

comets

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Kuiper belt

e)

Oort Cloud

2.

About how many objects are in the Oort Cloud?

a)

12 Billion

b)

500000

c)

3 Trillion

d)

2 Trillion

3.

Who discovered the Oort Cloud

a)

Danny Duncas

b)

Janas Oort

c)

Jan Oort Senior

d)

Jan Oort

4.

Select all correct answers. What objects can be found in the Oort Cloud?

a)

Dwarf Planets

b)

Comets

c)

Nebula

d)

Jupiter

5.

Where is the Oort cloud located

a)

Beyond the Kuiper Belt

b)

The end of our solar system

c)

Between Jupiter and Mars

d)

Around the sun

6.
Long period comets come from which region of the solar system?
a)
Kuiper Belt
b)
Oort Cloud
c)
Scattered Disk
d)
Asteroid Belt
7.
Which object is the furthest our in our solar system?  
a)
The Sun
b)
Pluto
c)
Oort Cloud
d)
Kuiper Belt
8.

How many regions are in the Oort Cloud?

a)

3

b)

12

c)

2

d)

1

9.

What are the names of the Oort Clouds Regions?

a)

Inner and Plainer

b)

Outer and Exterior

c)

Inner and More Inner

d)

Outer and Inner

10.

About how old is the Oort Cloud?

a)

4.12 Billion Years

b)

2.6 Billion Years

c)

4.6 Billion Years

d)

3.7 Billion Years