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Grade 3 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which of the following does NOT describe a moon?
  1. They are also known as satellites.
  2. They differ in shapes and sizes.
  3. They orbit around planets.
  4. They are made up of gas.
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is the name given to an area between Mars and Jupiter?
  1. Solar System
  2. Asteroid Belt
  3. Kuiper Belt
  4. Gas Giants
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Asteroids are icy objects that revolve around Earth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is the tail of a comet made up of?
  1. Little chunks of rock
  2. Gas and dust particles
  3. Fire
  4. Chunks of rock that are on fire
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Meteor showers are named after                .
  1. comets
  2. meteorites
  3. meteoroids
  4. constellations
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A meteor that strikes Earth's surface.
  1. Meteor
  2. Meteorite
  3. Gravity
  4. Tides
  5. Moon Phases
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A small rock in space is called a                  .
  1. meteor
  2. meteoroid
  3. asteroid
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is an example of a(n)
  1. dwarf planet.
  2. inner planet.
  3. outer planet.
  4. planetesimal.
Grade 9 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Between what two planets is the asteroid belt located?
  1. Mercury and Earth
  2. Mars and Jupiter
  3. Jupiter and Saturn
  4. Earth and Mars
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is a meteoroid?
  1. large balls of ice, rock, and gas
  2. small chunks rock in space
  3. frozen balls of ice, gas, and rock
  4. big chunks of rock, metal, and ice
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which is a large rock that revolves around the Sun?
  1. asteroid
  2. meteor
  3. meteorite
  4. meteoroid
Grade 10 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Asteroids are made up of what?
  1. gaseous materials
  2. liquid materials
  3. metallic
  4. rocks
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
How often can Halley's Comet be seen with the unaided eye?
  1. never
  2. 76 times a year
  3. every 76 years
  4. every 76 centuries
Grade 2 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which of the following is not a planet?
  1. Earth
  2. Saturn
  3. Pluto
  4. Neptune
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A natural object that orbits a planet is a star.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
  1. True
  2. False
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