Cosmic Collisions Video Quiz Chapter 29 Section 3 Meteoroids, Meteorites, Meteors, and Comets
Question #1 Which comet collided with Jupiter in 1994? (Choose only one answer) a) Hale-Bopp comet b) Hubble-Halley comet c) Temple-Tuttle comet d) Shoemaker-Levy comet
Question #2 Which of the following happens to the majority of space debris that enters earth's atmosphere? a) The majority of space debris impacts the earth's surface. b) The majority of space debris melts on the earth's surface. c) The majority of space debris explodes in the earth's atmosphere. d) The majority of space debris burns up in the earth's atmosphere.
Question #3 Which of the following best describes a meteorite? A meteorite is a meteor that makes it through earth's atmosphere. A meteorite is an unidentified object that has fallen to the earth. A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal that is traveling through space. A meteorite is a piece of ice with rock and dust that has its own orbit.
Question #4 Which best explains why weathering and erosion do not occur on the moon's surface? The moon's surface is resistant to erosion. The moon does not have an atmosphere. The moon does not rotate on an axis. The moon's surface does not support life.
Question #5 Where do many scientists believe most asteroids, meteors, and comets come from? debris from planets in other galaxies leftover material from the formation of the solar system pieces of older planets in the solar system that exploded material that evaporated from the surface of the planets in the solar system
Question #6 The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between which two planets? Uranus and Pluto Venus and Mars Mars and Jupiter Neptune and Jupiter
Question #7 A comet's tail always points towards the sun. true false
Question #8 Although large cosmic objects have collided with earth in the past, they are unlikely to do so in the future. true false
Question #9 Which simple tool can you use to distinguish a meteorite from a normal rock on earth? magnet ruler telescope compass
Question #10 The most famous crater on earth, which was created by an iron meteorite, is located in _____. Utah Montana California Arizona