Asteroids

Q.

Which of the given below option is not a member of the solar system?

1. An asteroid

2. A satellite

3. A constellation

4. A comet

Q.

Why do meteorites burn when entering into the atmosphere

Q.

State true or false: Shooting stars are actually not meteors.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Asteroid belt is found just beyond the planet .

1. Jupiter
2. Mars
3. Earth
4. Saturn

Q. Can we see meteor falling on the moon?

Q.

Asteroids revolve around the sun between the orbits of the planets:

(a) Mars and Earth

(b) Venus and Mars

(c) Jupiter and Mars

(d) Mars and Saturn

Q. Asteroid belt is seen between the orbits of:

1. venus and earth
2. mars and jupiter
3. mars and earth
4. earth and jupiter

Q.

Question 4 (f)

Asteroids are found between the orbits of __________ and _________.

Q. Meteor burst up when they come near earth atmosphere.Which force is responsible for it?
What is the fact around it?

Q. The group of small pieces of rock revolving around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called:

1. Meteorites
2. Asteroids
3. Meteors
4. Comets

Q. Shooting stars are actually not meteors.

1. True
2. False

Q. A meteor is:

1. a rapidly moving star
2. part of a constellation
3. a piece of matter which has entered the Earth's atmosphere from outer space
4. a comet without a tail

Q.

The asteroid which is located in between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter is:

1. Icarus

2. Ceres

3. Hidalgo

4. None of the above

Q. Meteors are commonly known as:

1. Comets
2. Shooting Stars
3. Stars
4. Asteroids

Q. How has the asteroid belt been created?

Q. The planets located inside the asteroid belt are made of rocks.Why?

Q. Match Column I with Column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column I Column II

(I) INSAT P. Comets
(II) A belt of rocks in between
the orbits of Mars and Jupiter Q. Meteors

(III) Shooting stars in the sky R. Asteroids

(IV) A bright head with a long S. Artificial
tail celestial object satellites

1. (I)- Q, (II)- P, (III)- S, (IV)- R
   
2. (I)- P, (II)- S, (III)- R, (IV)- Q
   
3. (I)- S, (II)- R, (III)- Q, (IV)- P
   
4. (I)- R, (II)- P, (III)- Q, (IV)- S
   

Q.

An opaque body that is massive in nature and revolves around the sun in fixed orbit is called:

1. meteor

2. asteroid

3. planet

4. comet

Q. The age of our solar system is approximately

1. $4600$ million years
2. $4.6$ million years
3. $460$ billion years
4. $460$ million years

Q. Celestial objects with a prominent tail that revolve around the Sun are called .

1. planets
2. satellites
3. asteroids
4. comets

Q. The Halley's comet was sighted last in 1986. It will be seen again in the year ________.

1. $2064$
2. $2060$
3. $2052$
4. $2062$

Q. Match Column I with Column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column I Column II

(I) INSAT P. Comets
(II) A belt of rocks in between
the orbits of Mars and Jupiter Q. Meteors

(III) Shooting stars in the sky R. Asteroids

(IV) A bright head with a long S. Artificial
tail celestial object satellites

1. (I)- Q, (II)- P, (III)- S, (IV)- R
   
2. (I)- P, (II)- S, (III)- R, (IV)- Q
   
3. (I)- S, (II)- R, (III)- Q, (IV)- P
   
4. (I)- R, (II)- P, (III)- Q, (IV)- S
   

Q. who discovered mars ?

Q. The Asteroid belt is found between which of the following?

1. Earth and Mars
2. Mars and Jupiter
3. Jupiter and Saturn
4. Saturn and Uranus

Q.

1. planets
2. satellites
3. meteors
4. constellations

Q. The part of a meteor which reaches the earth's surface is called a

1. comet
2. meteorite
3. shooting car
4. nebulae

Q. Identify the true statement(s) for comets:

1. Those are messengers of disaster
2. The tail of the comet is always directed towards the sun
3. Many comets appear after a fixed time interval
4. Occurrance of comets is a natural phenomenon

Q. All meteors reach the surface of the Earth. This statement is

1. True
2. False

Q. A meteor burns up on entering earth's atmosphere due to:

1. atmospheric pressure
2. heat of the earth
3. solar radiation
4. excessive friction

Q. Which one of the following statement is correct?

1. Asteroids are not the part of our solar system
2. Asteroids are the part of our solar system
3. Asterroids are satellites of planet saturn
4. Asteroids are the satellites of planet vanus
5. None of these