AEA Quiz Questions and Answers
1.what do asteroids and comets have in common?
ANSmost are unchanged sincetheir formation in the solar nebula
2.why do asteroids and comets differ in composition
ANSasteroids formed insidethe frost line, while comets formed outside
3.what is the size of the largest asteroid?
ANS1,000 km
4.the combined mass of all the asteroids in the asteroid belt is
ANSless than thatof any terrestrial planet
5.the large gaps in the asteroid belt (often called Kirkwood gaps) are causedby
ANSorbital resonances with Jupiter
6.if we know the size of an asteroid, we can determine its density by
ANSdeter-mining its mass from its gravitational pull on a spacecraft, satellite, or planetquiz AEA.pdf file:///C:/Users/BADLANDS/Downloads/quiz%20AEA.pdf
1 of 7 07/27/24, 06:39 AM 7.why aren't small asteroids spherical in shape
ANSthe strength of gravity on smallasteroids is less than the strength of the rock
8.a typical shooting star in the mentor shower is caused by a entering
Earth;s atmosphere
ANSpea-size particle from an asteroid
9.processed meteorites with high metal content probably are
ANSchunks of alarger asteroid that was shattered by a collision
10. in order to have a comet named after you, you have to
ANSbe one of the firstthree discoverers who report it to the International Astronomical
Union (IAU)
11. when do comets generally begin to form a tail?
ANSInside of Jupiter's orbit
12. why won't pluto collide with neptune?
ANSthe two planets have an orbital reso-nance that prevents them from collidingquiz AEA.pdf file:///C:/Users/BADLANDS/Downloads/quiz%20AEA.pdf
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