Rank these objects from left to right based on their distance from the Sun, from closest to farthest.
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A typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a Trojan asteroid, a typical Kuiper best object, a typical Oort cloud object
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Rank these objects from left to right based on their orbital period around the Sun from shortest to longest.
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A typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a Trojan asteroid, a typical Kuiper best object, a typical Oort cloud object
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Rank these objects from left to right based on the distance from the Sun at which they are presumed to have formed, from nearest to farthest.
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a typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a typical Oort cloud object, a typical Kuiper belt object
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Rank the positions of the comet from left to right based on the size of its tail, from shortest to longest. (Not to scale; tails not shown.)
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The comets tail is longest when closest to the sun
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Listed following are some distinguishing characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids. Match these to the appropriate category of objects.
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Comets:
Form a coma when near the sun
visible in the sky as a fuzzy patch of light that rises and sets with the stars
most are located either in Kuiper belt of Oort cloud
Meteors:
visible in the sky as a bright streak of light for only a few seconds
dust particles entering Earth's atmosphere at high speeds
Asteroids:
compositions similar to that of terrestrial plants
typically orbit the sun at approximately 3 Au
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A comet entering the inner solar system from afar will __________.
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Form a coma and some time later from a tail
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During the time that a comet passes through the inner solar system, the comet can appear quite bright because __________.
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sunlight reflects off the comet's tail and coma
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A comet's plasma tail always points directly away from the Sun because __________.
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of pressure exerted by the fast-moving charged particles in the solar wind
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About a trillion comets are thought to be located far, far beyond pluto in the
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Oort Cloud
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The bright spherical part of a comet observed when it is closest to the sun is the
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Coma
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A comet's __________ stretches directly away from the sun
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Plasma tail
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A comet's __________ is the frozen portion of a comet
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Nucleus
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Particles ejected from a comet can cause an __________ on earth
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Meteor Shower
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The ____________ extends from about beyond the orbit of Neptune to about twice the distance of Neptune from the sun.
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Kuiper Belt
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The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of _______
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Mars and Jupiter
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Jupiter nudges the asteroids through the influence of
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Orbital Resonances
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Can asteroids be pure metal?
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Yes, but must have been the core of a shattered asteroid
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Did a large terrestrial planet ever from in the region of the asteroid belt?
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No, because Jupiter prevented one from accreting
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How big an object causes a typical shooting star?
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A grain of sand or a small pebble
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Estimate the time ir would take for earth to get 0.1% heavier at this rate
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10^14 years
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Is this mass accumulation significant for earth as a planet?
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Insignificant
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What does Pluto most resemble?
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A comet
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What have the most elliptical and tilted orbits
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Oort Cloud comets
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Which are thought to have formed farthest from the sun?
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Kuiper belt comets
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About how often does a 1 Km object strike earth?
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every million years
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What would happen if a 1-kilometer object struck Earth?
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It would cause widespread devastation and climate change
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