Quiz  /  Asteroids

  • 1. 
    Which of the following is true about asteroids?

  • They are in outer space
  • The orbit the Sun
  • They are made of rock and metal
  • All of the above

  • 2. 
    According to the article, what are most asteroids shaped like?

  • Potato
  • Ball
  • Box
  • Triangle

  • 3. 
    What two metals are metallic asteroids mostly made of?

  • Silver and gold
  • Aluminum and zinc
  • Magnesium and copper
  • Iron and nickel

  • 4. 
    What is the most common type of asteroid?

  • Rocky
  • Gas
  • Metallic
  • Carbon

  • 5. 
    The asteroid belt is located in orbit between what two planets?

  • Earth and Mars
  • Venus and Mercury
  • Jupiter and Saturn
  • Mars and Jupiter

  • 6. 
    What is the largest asteroid in the Solar System?

  • Hygiea
  • Ceres
  • Vesta
  • Pallas

  • 7. 
    What is the largest of the carbon asteroids?

  • Pallas
  • Ceres
  • Vesta
  • Hygiea

  • 8. 
    What is the brightest asteroid when viewed from Earth?

  • Hygiea
  • Pallas
  • Ceres
  • Vesta

  • 9. 
    What asteroid is the largest body in the Solar System that is not round?

  • Vesta
  • Hygiea
  • Ceres
  • Pallas

  • 10. 
    True or False: Most asteroids that hit the Earth are small enough to explode when they hit the Earth's atmosphere.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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