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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: A walk among stars
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What is an asteroid?
- The American name for a comet
- Pieces of leftover rock after collision between heavenly objects
- An asteroid is a small object that orbits the Sun.
- A small piece of rock that burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere
Most asteroids in our solar system are found in the main asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter.
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Which of the following are called “shooting stars”?
- Asteroids
- Meteoroids
- Comets
- Meteors
Because meteors leave streaks of light in the sky, they are sometimes confused with comets. However, these two things are very different.
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How different are the asteroids and comets?
- Comets are made of ice and dust, not rock
- Asteroids are made of ice and dust, not rock
- Asteroids don’t orbit the Sun
- Comets don’t orbit the Sun
Comets orbit the Sun, like asteroids. But comets are made of ice and dust, not rock.
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When one can see a meteor, it means...
- It is very far from Earth
- It’s in our atmosphere
- It is joining the meteor belt
- It is about to transform into an asteroid
You can see a comet even when it is very far from Earth. However, when you see a meteor, it’s in our atmosphere.
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Which of the following is in correct order of appearance?
- Meteor-meteoroid-asteroids/comets
- Meteoroid-meteor-asteroids/comets
- Asteroids/comets-meteoroid-meteor
- Comets have nothing to do with meteors
A meteor is what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet, called a meteoroid, burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.
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