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Quiz: What do you know about asteroids?

02.07.202229.06.2022

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Welcome to your What do you know about asteroids?

Asteroid is a celestial body that:

has atmosphere and a regular shape

has no atmosphere and has a regular shape

has no atmosphere and a regular shape

The main asteroid belt of the Solar System is located:

between Earth and Mars

between Mars and Jupiter

between Jupiter and Saturn

When was the first Asteroid Belt object discovered?

in 1601

in 1701

in 1801

Do asteroids have moons?

Yes

No

Yes, but only those that are considered dwarf planets

What is the main difference between asteroids and dwarf planets?

absence of atmosphere

circular orbit

absence of the proper form

What is the largest asteroid Belt object after Ceres?

Vesta

Pallas

Hygiea

Near-Earth asteroids are called:

orbiting the Earth

which orbits intersect the Earth’s orbit

which orbits lie near the Earth

Apollons are a group of near-Earth asteroids that:

cross the Earth’s orbit from the outside

cross the Earth’s orbit from the inside

approach the Sun at a distance of less than 10 million km

What are Trojans?

Asteroids that may collide with Earth

Very dark asteroids hiding from scientists

Asteroids orbiting in the same orbit as the planet in front of and behind it

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