this is a quiz about comets, meteors and asteriod

1. 1. What is the primary origin of
comets?
A) The Asteroid Belt
B) The Kuiper Belt and Oort
Cloud
C) Earth's Atmosphere
D) The Moon

2. 2. Which of the following is a
characteristic of meteors?
A) They originate primarily from the
Kuiper Belt.
B) They have highly elliptical orbits.
C) They are fragments of asteroids and
comets.
D) Their orbital period ranges from 75 to
100,000 years.

3. 3. What is the importance of studying
asteroids?
A) To provide clues about how liquid water
was formed on Earth.
B) To gain information on star formation and
evolution.
C) To understand the composition of the
Earth's interior.
D) To observe highly elliptical orbits.

4. 4. What causes celestial bodies
like asteroids and comets to
reflect light?
a. Presence of ice
b. High silicate content
c. Gravitational pull of Jupiter
d. Metal composition

5. 5. What is the main component of
the "dirty snowball" nucleus of a
comet?
a. Ice and dust
b. Rocks and metals
c. Silicates and oxygen
d. Nickel and iron

6. 6. Where do long-period comets
originate?
a. Asteroid Belt
b. Kuiper Belt
c. Oort Cloud
d. Mars

7. 7. Which celestial body has a
more circular orbit?
a. Comet
b. Asteroid
c. Meteoroid
d. Meteorite

8. 8. What is the region between Mars
and Jupiter called?
a. Kuiper Belt
b. Oort Cloud
c. Asteroid Belt
d. Meteor Zone

9. 9. What is the chemical
composition of most asteroids?
a. Ice and dust
b. Sodium and Argon
c. Iron and Nickel
d. Silicates and water

10. 10. What is the term for a
meteoroid that lands on Earth's
surface?
a. Meteor
b. Comet
c. Meteorite
d. Asteroid

11. 11. Which comet is known to
have a short orbital period of 75-
76 years?
a. Hale-Bopp
b. Halley’s Comet
c. Toutatis
d. DA14

12. 12. What happens to a comet as it
approaches the Sun?
a. It forms a coma from melted
ice and dust
b. Its orbit becomes more circular
c. It splits into multiple asteroids
d. Its silicate content increases

13. 13. What primarily distinguishes
a comet from an asteroid?
a. Its chemical composition and
the presence of ice
b. Its ability to reflect light
c. Its silicate content
d. Its origin in the Oort Cloud

14. 14. Which celestial body is most
commonly associated with
meteor showers?
a. Asteroid
b. Comet
c. Meteorite
d. Meteoroid

15. 15. What happens to a meteoroid when it
enters Earth's atmosphere?
a. It becomes a meteor, creating a streak of
light.
b. It becomes an asteroid and continues
orbiting the Sun.
c. It transforms into a comet and develops a
tail.
d. It melts completely before reaching Earth's
surface.

16. ACCURATE OR INACCURATE
1.Silicates are types of metals that contain silicon,
oxygen, and at least one other metal.
2.Comets and asteroids move so quickly in the sky
that they cannot be observed for more than a few
days.
3.The Kuiper Belt is located beyond Neptune’s orbit.
4.The orbit of a comet is more circular than the orbit
of an asteroid.
5.Asteroids contain mostly rocks and metals like iron
and nickel.

17. ACCURATE OR INACCURATE
6. The Oort Cloud is a region located within the
Asteroid Belt.
7. Meteoroids are remnants of comets and asteroids
that travel through space.
8. Halley’s Comet is an example of a long-period
comet.
9. A meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through
debris left by comets or asteroids.
10. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, they
are called meteors.