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Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Meteor showers only occur at night.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 10 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
The belt between Mars and Jupiter is called                .
  1. asteroids
  2. comets
  3. meteors
  4. stars
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which is a major reason why was Pluto down graded to a dwarf planet?
  1. It is too small.
  2. It is too far away.
  3. It did not clear the region around its orbit.
  4. It does not have gravity.
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Most asteroids don't have enough gravity to affect their                .
  1. shapes
  2. orbits
  3. atmospheres
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is classified as a                 planet
  1. secondary
  2. miniature
  3. dwarf
Grade 11 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris are all located in the                  .
  1. Kuiper Belt
  2. Asteroid Belt
  3. Oort Cloud
  4. None of the above
Grade 8 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.
  1. meteoroid
  2. meteorite
  3. asteroid
  4. meteor
Grade 8 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which of the following distinguishes a planet from a dwarf planet?
  1. orbits the Sun
  2. large enough to form a round shape
  3. cleared similar objects from its orbit
  4. has gravity
Grade 10 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
These small bodies are also called shooting stars.
  1. asteroids
  2. comets
  3. meteors
  4. interplanetary dust
Grade 10 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
When a meteor hits Earth, it is now called as                    .
  1. asteroid
  2. comets
  3. meteorite
  4. interplanetary dust
Grade 9 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is an asteroid made of?
  1. rock and carbon
  2. rock and ice
  3. rock and lava
  4. rock and precious metal
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Halley's comet was the first comet that was predicted to return.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is the biggest moon in the solar system?
  1. Deimos
  2. Luna
  3. Ganymede
  4. Phobos
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
The asteroid belt is located between Mercury and Venus.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Sam watches the Lyrid meteor shower in April. When is the next time he can watch the Lyrids?
  1. In May. Meteor showers repeat every month.
  2. In July. Meteor showers repeat each season.
  3. Next April. Meteor showers repeat each year.
  4. Never. Each meteor shower is a one-time event.
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