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WorksheetsAsteroids
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following space explorations was able to bring asteroid dusts from asteroid Itokawa?
Galileo Mission
Hayabusa
Hayabusa 2
Near – Shoemaker
The following spacecrafts explored or flew by the asteroids, EXCEPT;
Galileo Mission
Messenger
NEAR – Shoemaker
Osiris – Rex
How long did the Dawn Spacecraft explore asteroid Vesta?
6 months
1 year
1.5 years
2 years
The asteroid belt is located between
Jupiter and Saturn
Earth and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
Asteroids are a type of space (a) that orbit the sun.
Gold, platinum, and magnesium are all examples of ________that can be found in asteroids.
Debris
Comets
Rock
Metals
A hole in the surface of an asteroid is called a (a) .
_________ is the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.
Coma
Cere
Pluto
Siri
Most asteroids cannot be seen without a
Magnify glas
Micrscope
Telescope
Pair of binoculars
Which group of asteroids are located near Earth?
Trojan
Apollo
The nickname for asteroids that make it through our atmosphere are called (a) balls.
Which of the following missions was the first to successfully land on an asteroid?
Galileo Mission
Hayabusa
NEAR Shoemaker
Rosetta
What is the primary composition of most asteroids in the asteroid belt?
Ice
Metal
Rock
Gas
Which of the following is a potential benefit of mining asteroids?
Increasing Earth's gravity
Providing a new source of water
Reducing Earth's temperature
Creating new land masses
What is the main difference between asteroids and comets?
Asteroids are made of ice, comets are made of rock
Asteroids orbit the sun, comets do not
Asteroids are mostly rock, comets contain ice and dust
Asteroids are found in the Kuiper belt, comets are not
