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1. I am an object in the solar system with an orbit that may take thousands of years to complete. I have a glowing tail when I'm around the sun, and they call me a "dirty snowball". I am a/an: Asteroid Meteor Comet Sun 2. I am made of pieces of rock, or rock and metal. I follow a regular orbit around the sun. You can usually find me between Mars and Jupiter. I am a/an: Sun Asteroid Meteor Comet 3. I am a piece of rock that hits earth's atmosphere at a high velocity (speed). I streak across the sky, glowing from my vaporizing gases. People call me a "shooting Star". I am a/an: Sun Asteroid Meteor Comet 4. I produce my own light, heat, and energy. I provide the gravity that keeps space objects orbiting me. I am a/an: Star/sun Asteroid Meteor Comet 5. I am a round object that orbits the sun. I can be made of solids (like rock) or gases. I may or may not have other smaller objects orbiting ME. I am a/an: Meteor Asteroid Planet Comet 6. Why does it take Neptune nearly 165 years to revolve around the sun and Earth's revolution is only 365 days? Neptune rotates fast, so therefore it revolves around the sun slowly. Neptune is a gas giant and Earth is a terrestrial planet Neptune is much farther away from the sun and has a much larger orbit. None of the above 7. The spinning of a planet, moon, or sun around (on) its axis is called: rotation revolution twirling spinnaker 8. One orbit of an object around another object in space like Earth orbiting the sun is called: revolution rotation any of the above. The terms are interchangeable. orbitation 9. The shape of the path that planets orbit the sun is called a/an __________. It is the shape of an oval. Sphere Circle Ellipse Irregular 10. An unmanned space probe, such as "New Horizons" or "Cassini" is used to orbit, flyby, and gather data in places that a crew, or humans cannot go. Which of the following would be the BEST use of a space probe? On a space station On top of a mountain In the ocean Uranus 11.I am an imaginary line used for the purposesof space treaties and record keeping. I designate the beginning of space. I am called the: State Line Karman Line Space Line Space treaty 12.At what altitude does space begin? 100 Kilometers 50 Kilometers 690 Kilometers 10,000 Kilometers 13.One Astronomical Unit (1 AU) is: The distance from Pluto to the Milky Way A huge, un-measurable value Roughly the distance from the Earth to the Sun. The distance light travels in a year. 14.One astronomical unit (1 AU) is about: 149.6 million Kilometers 1 million Kilometers 1 million Miles 93 million Kilometers 15.What is the name of the space shuttle that explodedduring take off? All astromauts lost their livesincluding one teacher. Opportunity Challenger Discovery Columbia 16.What is the name of the space shuttle that disintegrated (broke apart) over Texas as it returnedfrom space? Columbia Challenger Discovery Spirit 17.Who was the first man to walk on the moon? George Washington Neil Armstrong Alan Shepard Buzz Lightyear 18.These are man made objects that can orbit a planet,moon, or other space object. They are used to studyplanets, weather, or carry communication signals.They are called: Telescopes Space stations Space Shuttles Satellites |