Other Objects in the Solar System Answers

Use the information from the article to answer the question.Asteroids and CometsWhich statements describe the characteristics of asteroids? Select three options.formed 4.6 billion years agoorbit the Sun beyond Jupiterrange in size from a few miles to more than 300 plus miles acrosshave a total mass greater than the mass of the moonmost are found in the asteroid belt

Use the information from the article to answer the question. Asteroids and CometsWhich statement best explains the location of the asteroid belt?

Use the information from the article to answer the question.Asteroids and CometsWhich statements apply to comets? Check all that apply.formed of ice, rock, and dustcontain a liquid coredevelop tails near the Sunorbit gas giants like Jupiter and Neptune

Use the information from the article to answer the question.MeteorsWhich statements apply to meteors?Meteors are bits of material falling through Earth's atmosphere.Meteor showers are associated with asteroids.Meteors create a streak of light.The largest meteor found has a mass of 54,000 kg.Meteor showers occur in the autumn and winter.

Use the information from the article to answer the question.Dwarf PlanetWhich statements apply to the orbits of dwarf planets? Check all that apply.Dwarf planets orbit the Sun.Pluto could collide with Jupiter.Dwarf planets are round.Pluto is a dwarf planet.Eris could collide with Uranus

Use the information from the article to answer the question.NEOsWhen scientists discuss objects that might hit Earth, what term do they use to describe them as a group?

Where is the Oort cloud located?