B) by comparing its infrared thermal emission to its visible-light reflection b) It is the largest known object that is considered to be a dwarf planet. D) All asteroids lie in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. C) three WebWhich of the following statements about Pluto is true? C) It would not have a nucleus. D) chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mercury. Choose all that apply. Which direction do a comet's dust and plasma tails point? F. Planets fall into two major categories. B. Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth. A) the cores of asteroids. A) It blasted the comet apart, thus preventing a potential Earth collision. C) Gases from the comet, heated by the Sun, push the tail away from the Sun. D) orbital resonances with Jupiter. Write the formula for each of the following compounds: mercury(I) chloride. WebA) There are about 1 million known asteroids in the solar system. C) It was the first direct proof that impacts really occur. Oort-cloud comets, however, formed within the orbit of the jovian planets and have been scattered out (or impacted other bodies in the solar system). D) It confirmed our theory of solar system formation. E) Comet sizes are unknown because their tails obscure the nucleus. E) microscopic particle of interstellar dust. C) There would be a large empty region in our solar system between the orbit of Mars and the Kuiper belt. D) Earth is crossing the orbit of a comet. D) Gases from the comet, heated by the Sun, push the tail away from the Sun. most are unchanged since their formation in the solar nebula. Draw a free-body diagram of point BBB for m=40kgm= 40\ \text{kg}m=40kg. B) tidal forces from Jupiter. The surface cools and plants die for lack of sunlight. A) chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mercury. A) boulder-size particle from an asteroid B) the period of an orbiting asteroid would be the same as Mars's orbital period. The magnitude of the velocity of point CCC is 5m/s5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}5m/s. C) Mars. A) a fragment of an asteroid from the solar system that has fallen to Earth's surface E) have plotted distributions of the orbital radii of the asteroids. A) inside Mercury's orbit D) a small moon that orbits one of the giant planets B) Comets are balls of ice and dust. False, Which of the following planets has a length of day most similar to Earths? E) a comet that burns up in Earth's atmosphere, What do we call a small piece of solar system debris found on Earth? The human appendix is an example of a(n) A structure., structures are body parts that are no longer used but still present in modern organisms.. Column A A) the nucleus. A) the 1994 impact of a chain of comet fragments into Jupiter C. Why are most meteorites found in Antarctica? Falling stars and shooting stars are simply other names for meteors. C) by seeing how dark or light it looks in telescopic images D) by measuring the change in brightness as Charon eclipsed Pluto A) Pluto has a cometlike composition and density. Once the reflectivity and size are known, the size can be determined from the asteroid brightness: for a given reflectivity and distance, the brightness depends on how large the asteroid is. A) once every million years B) Your meteorite was blasted off the surface of Mars by an impact. 2021-07-20. Weegy: The following statements about the tail of a comet is correct: The tail always points away from the sun. C) the jets of gas B) Comets are balls of ice and dust. d) Its mass is a little less than Earth's mass. 6) What is the size of the largest asteroid? E) all of the above. The birthplace of comets is a cloud of icy, dusty aggregates beyond the solar system. The asteroid belt is located E) There are about 1 million known asteroids in the solar system. Most comets have elliptical orbits with periods around one hundred years. A, B, E, F We expect a scientific theory to be able to make predictions that can be tested. Which of the following does not lend support to the idea that Pluto is a Kuiper-belt object? Weegy: Isaac Newton is the scientist who develops the theory of gravitation and used it to explain the orbits of celestial bodies. This makes them very visible when they come near the sun. Venus C) Most of the trillions of comets in our solar system have tails. Remnants of asteroids or comets that survive the trip through Earth's atmosphere to strike the surface are called, The surface temperature of Venus is so high because. B) the glow from a pea-size particle and the surrounding air as the particle burns up in our atmosphere Viewed from Pluto, the Sun would appear more than a thousand times fainter than on Earth. B) a mission to study the surface structure of a comet by dropping a lander onto its surface A) A gap is located at an average orbital distance, and asteroid orbits often have large eccentricities. E) All of the above are true. B) once every thousand years Rather than being a planet, Pluto is really just a large member of Which of the following is furthest from the Sun? Gaps in the asteroid belt (often called Kirkwood gaps) are caused by Oort-cloud comets are so far from the Sun that the gravity of neighboring stars can alter their orbits. 4) An icy leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun is a comet. C) you should duck and run for cover to avoid being blasted on the head by a rock from space. A) It would have only one tail instead of two. Suppose that large jovian planets had never formed in our solar system. What characteristic distinguishes a meteorite from a terrestrial rock? WebA) Only asteroids collide with Earth. E) They always have a tail (until they run out of material). What do asteroids and comets have in common? D) are Trojan comets. D) Pluto has a more eccentric orbit than other planets. A) solar system debris Mercury B) dust injected into the stratosphere from the impact absorbed visible light from the Sun, causing global temperatures to plummet. What do we mean by a primitive meteorite? C) a streak of light caused by a small particle from space burning up in Earth's atmosphere Besides the data in Appendix F, it is useful to know that Titan is 1.22106km1.22 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{km}1.22106km from the center of Saturn and has a mass of 1.351023kg1.35 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{kg}1.351023kg and a diameter of 5150 km. D) about the size of Earth's moon. B) A meteorite usually has a high metal content. C. Comets rarely fall into an orbit around the Sun. D) about 2000 years ago Answers: Small glassy spheres that formed in an impact are found distributed in regions near the crater. c) It has more in common with comets in the Kuiper belt than it does with terrestrial planets like Earth. c) Asteroids and comets are made of different materials than any planets. If all the asteroids were gathered into a single object, it would make an object B. Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth. D) Only asteroids collide with Earth. C) A large impact crater along the coast of Mexico dates to 65 million years ago. A) It is material left over from the interstellar cloud that never contracted with the rest of the B) radiation from iridium in the asteroid caused the dinosaurs to die of cancer. Comets are usually made up of ice, dust, and gas, meaning that options A and D are wrong. B) It hit Earth at an oblique angle and thus exploded high in the air. B. Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth. 22) Primitive meteorites can be distinguished from other meteorites and terrestrial rocks because they 5) Why do asteroids and comets differ in composition? E) It confirmed our theory of solar system formation. 2) What do asteroids and comets have in common? C) a buried crater more than 100 km across in the Gulf of Mexico B) once in Earth's history A) with enough mass to gather hydrogen and helium and become a gas giant. Which of the following is furthest from the Sun? Suppose there were no solar wind. B) 10 km Which of the following does not lend support to the idea that Pluto is a Kuiper-belt object? D) Large asteroids became spherical because many small collisions chipped off pieces until only a sphere was left; this did not occur with small asteroids. 23) Most meteorites are Why do asteroids and comets differ in composition? C) Some known Kuiper-belt objects are hundreds of kilometers across. C) Only asteroids collide with Earth. C) Pluto grows a coma and a long tail when it is at the point in its orbit closest to the Sun. D) within the solar nebula, but far outside the orbit of Pluto Abe Mizrahi, Edward E. Prather, Gina Brissenden, Jeff P. Adams, Jeffrey O. Bennett, Mark Voit, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas O. Schneider. What is the size of the largest asteroid? C) an extrasolar planet ejected by another solar system and captured by ours What characteristic of long-period comets suggest they come directly from the Oort cloud? near the radius at which they orbit today. D) 1000 km In what ways is Pluto like other Kuiper-belt objects? C) radiation from iridium in the asteroid caused the dinosaurs to die of cancer. The brightness can be measured using a telescope, the distance is known from its orbit, and the reflectivity can be measured by comparing how bright the asteroid is at visible and infrared wavelengths. A) 1 km E) All asteroids lie in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Objects in the Kuiper belt are made mostly of rock and metal. B) pea. orbits by encounters with the jovian planets. A) about 30 years ago E) by determining its size. A. Comets are mostly made up of rock. C) once every million years E) be and do all of the above. A) near the jovian planets Gravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet. B) All comets are icy in composition. B) the largest known asteroid B. Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth. B) inside Jupiter's orbit D) always almost due north. A) It wiped out the dinosaurs. A video of the sunset A) one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter B) being a fragment from the surface of the Moon. A) the solar wind is unusually strong. B) It consists of objects that fragmented from the protosun during a catastrophic collision early E) once in Earth's history, Which of the following Pluto observations did not help convince scientists to change Pluto's status from that of a planet? B) by mapping with the New Horizons spacecraft B) It dredged up material that gave us our first direct look at Jupiter's interior composition. E) a moon of Neptune. E) a quintillion. C) inside Jupiter's orbit Answers: C. Most comets have a circular orbit that keeps them in the space between Mars and Jupiter. At what distance from Titan should the gravitational pull of Titan just balance the gravitational pull of Saturn? E) iron-rich and processed. A) A gap is located at an average orbital distance, and asteroid orbits often have large eccentricities. Venus. Suppose we discover a new comet on an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than Mercury every 125 years. Most comets have elliptical orbits with periods around one hundred years. They are usually very easy to see but as they approach the Sun, the rock condenses and becomes much harder to see. Earth. A rocky leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun is, An icy leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun is. D) 1 million. D) Eris B) Radiation pressure from the Sun's light pushes the ions away. system? B) was the first to see it in 1682. is the very early stage of development of. A. D) actually don't know whether there really are gaps or not. Comets are usually made up of ice, dust, and gas, meaning that options A and D are wrong. A) It is larger than Pluto and Mercury. The iron-rich asteroids, especially, should contain a high proportion of heavy elements that sank to Earth's core and are therefore very rare on Earth's surface (and consequently expensive). Most are unchanged since their formation in the solar nebula. The birthplace of comets is a cloud of icy, dusty aggregates beyond the solar system. A) It was made entirely of ices and thus exploded high in the air. Spirit landed far from her designated landing spot 38) What is Charon? What characteristic distinguishes a meteorite from a terrestrial rock? C) discovery of large Kuiper Belt Objects A) pea-size particle from a comet Most comets have elliptical orbits with periods around one hundred years. When a comet passes near the Sun, part of it takes on the appearance of a large, bright ball from which the tail extends. B) the discoverers named it for him in honor of his financial support. E) be and do all of the above. A typical meteor is created by a particle about the size of a A) solar system debris What part of a comet always points most directly away from the Sun? D) about 40,000, What was the Stardust mission? B) Jupiter's gravitational tugs keep them there. E) are captured by Jupiter. how might prairie dog biomass affect the carrying capacity of ferrets on a given reintroduction site? They are usually very easy to see but as they approach the Sun the rock condenses and becomes much harder to see. C) contain a lot of iron and were used by humans to make iron tools. Primitive meteorites can be distinguished from other meteorites and terrestrial rocks because they C) know they are there theoretically, although we haven't detected them. A) the nucleus The spin the spacecraft A) The strength of gravity on small asteroids is less than the strength of the rock. A) the cores of asteroids. A bit of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and survives to reach the ground is called. What do asteroids and comets have in common? E) resemble the composition of rocks from lava flows that occurred on asteroids very shortly after the formation of the solar system. D) radar mapping. A) a meteor. Answers: Most are unchanged since their formation in the solar nebula. e. Vertebral canal (spinal cavity) Which statement about asteroids is not true? D) 1000 km C) beyond Jupiter's orbit When was Pluto discovered? According to current science, which of the following statements must be true? B) none Will Pluto eventually collide with Neptune? A) of injuries suffered from direct hits of pieces of the asteroid or comet. B) the Moon. C) Pluto's largest moon 2) What do asteroids and comets have in common? E) all of the above, Where did comets that are now in the Kuiper belt originally form? Comets falling into the inner solar system from the ____ are called long-period comets. 5) Why do asteroids and comets differ in composition? E) chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mars. B) looking for brightness variations as it rotates. A) calculate its orbit and predict when it will return. What is a meteorite? The number of comets in the Oort cloud is probably about C Classify\text{\red{Classify}}Classify Which two domains of life contain D) It is no larger than a typical mountain on one of the terrestrial planets. B) It has the same basic composition. B) come from the Kuiper belt. They put the spacecraft in a hibernation mode A) It dredged up material that gave us our first direct look at Jupiter's interior composition. They are usually very easy to see but as they approach the Sun the rock condenses and becomes much harder to see. contain a noticeable fraction of pure metallic flakes. Answers: Uranus. Observations of asteroids, comets, and meteorites help refine the theory of the formation of the solar system. We know that there are large gaps in the average distances of asteroids from the Sun (within the asteroid belt) because we B) resemble the composition of Earth's core. D) 1 meter C) Most asteroids are not spherical in shape. Most comets have a circular orbit that keeps them in the space between Mars and Jupiter. gases to form the solar nebula. Venus, the sister planet to Earth, has an atmosphere whose composition is similar to that of Earth. A) the nucleus The lab results affirmed Hodgkin lymphoma. Why isn't there a planet where the asteroid belt is located? B) direct observation of comets orbiting the sun in the Oort cloud A) Yes. WebQuestion: QUESTION 12 Which of the following statements about comets is not true? B) A planet once formed here, but it was broken apart by a catastrophic collision. C) There was too much rocky material to form a terrestrial planet, but not enough gaseous material to form a jovian planet. B) about 4 billion This part is called ________. Most comets have a circular orbit that keeps them in the space between Mars and Jupiter. b) It is the largest known object that is considered to be a dwarf planet. A large impact could send huge quantities of dust into the stratosphere, where it would block out sunlight for several years. D) It is made of planetesimals between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter that never formed into a B) was not surprising, because other Kuiper belt objects approaching the size of Pluto had already been discovered. Effects propagate through the food chain, leading to death and extinction on an enormous scale. A) boulder-size particle from an asteroid The knot is generally huge, easy, and not delicate to the touch. E) the largest known asteroid, How many moons is Pluto known to have? Also, as a comet approaches the sun, its particles heat up so quickly that they don't have time to become liquid; they turn straight from solid to gas. C) Astronomers did not draw that conclusion; the Oort cloud is shaped like a flat ring in the same plane as the planets. D. Comets rarely fall into an orbit around the Sun. C) of global climate effects initiated by dust and smoke that entered the atmosphere after the impact. Processed meteorites with high metal content probably are, chunks that come from a shattered asteroid's core. A) calculate its orbit and predict when it will return. C) perpendicular to the ecliptic plane D) the Oort cloud. The discovery of Eris c) Asteroids and comets are made of different materials than any planets. C) It is made of planetesimals that formed beyond Neptune's orbit and never accreted to form a B) discovery of seasonal atmosphere, similar to comets B) Comets are balls of ice and dust. A rocky leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun is, An icy leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun is. A) a streak of light caused by a star moving across the sky Why aren't small asteroids spherical in shape? D) come from the Kuiper belt. WebComets are balls of ice and dust. A) There was not enough material in this part of the solar nebula to form a planet. b) Unlike planets, asteroids and comets do not orbit the Sun. (a) List at least three important characteristics required of a material to be used for this application. C) It has been on its current orbit for only a very short time compared to the age of our solar system. A) a thousand. E) All asteroids lie in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Most comets have a circular orbit that keeps them in the space between Mars and Jupiter. C) an extinction caused by the impact of an asteroid or comet B) about the mass of Mercury. B) It wiped out the dinosaurs. C) Gravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet. Which statement is not thought to be true of all comets in our solar system? B) a million. E) It is made of planetesimals that formed beyond Neptune's orbit and never accreted to form a planet. A) a streak of light caused by a star moving across the sky 5) Why do asteroids and comets differ in composition? D) the flash that occurs when a speeding rock from space hits the ground, How can we determine the reflectivity of an asteroid? WebComets are balls of ice and dust What do asteroids and comets have in common? B) No, because Pluto's orbit never comes anywhere close to Neptune's orbit. They use lasers to continuously orient the spacecraft, On the video regarding the Mars rovers, why was Spirit called the "bad sister?" B) between Mercury and Earth's orbit D) the crusts and mantles of asteroids. C) beyond Jupiter's orbit orbits by encounters with the jovian planets. C) the largest known comet This makes them very visible when they come near the sun. Why does the plasma tail of a comet always point away from the Sun? A) a thousand. Asteroids and comets are both made of rocky and icy material, but asteroids are larger in size than comets. A) It is made mostly of ices. The combined mass of all the asteroids in the asteroid belt is. Abe Mizrahi, Edward E. Prather, Gina Brissenden, Jeff P. Adams, The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium. The isotopic ratios in meteorites differ from terrestrial rocks and they may also have a higher abundance of rare elements such as iridium than terrestrial rocks. E) all of the above. C) as points of light, like the stars B) Pluto's orbit is completely inside Neptune's orbit. What part of a comet points most directly away from the Sun? C) Only asteroids collide with Earth. A) the plasma tail E. There are vast numbers of asteroids and comets. It is made of planetesimals that formed beyond Neptune's orbit and never accreted to form a planet. D) inside of Jupiter's orbit Primitive meteorites can be distinguished from other meteorites and terrestrial rocks because they (b) Compare the relative properties and cost of three ceramic materials. C) meteor WebA) There are about 1 million known asteroids in the solar system. 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