Astronomy Homework 12 Correctly Answered.
Rank these objects from left to right based on their distance from the Sun, from closest to farthest. - CORRECT ANSWER A typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a Trojan asteroid, a typical Kuiper best object, a typical Oort cloud object
Rank these ob...
Astronomy Homework 12 Correctly
Answered.
Rank these objects from left to right based on their distance from the Sun, from closest to farthest. -
CORRECT ANSWER A typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a Trojan asteroid, a typical Kuiper best object,
a typical Oort cloud object
Rank these objects from left to right based on their orbital period around the Sun from shortest to
longest. - CORRECT ANSWER A typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a Trojan asteroid, a typical Kuiper
best object, a typical Oort cloud object
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. - CORRECT ANSWER a typical asteroid in the asteroid belt, a
typical Oort cloud object, a typical Kuiper belt object
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.) - CORRECT ANSWER The comets tail is longest when closest to the sun
Listed following are some distinguishing characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids. Match these
to the appropriate category of objects. - CORRECT ANSWER 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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