Quiz 12 Impacts 1_ GEO 1000-001 Fall 2022 Science in Cinema
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Quiz 12 Impacts 1
Due
Oct 4 at 11:59pm
Points
10
Questions
7
Available
Sep 25 at 12am - Oct 6 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
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Attempt 1 15 minutes
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Score for this quiz: 9
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2 / 2 pts
Question 1
1. On average, how often does an extinction level event (>10 km
diameter bolide) hit the Earth?
a. Every 100,000 years b. Every 1 million years c. Every 10 million years d. Every 100 million years Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 2
2. The asteroid belt is located where?
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a. Between the Sun and Mercury b. Between Mars and Jupiter Correct!
Correct!
c. In orbit around Jupiter d. Outside the orbit of Pluto 0 / 1 pts
Question 3
3. Pluto is no longer considered a planet because:
a. It is too small b. Its orbit is outside the planetary plane c. It has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit orrect Answer
orrect Answer
d. All of the above ou Answered
ou Answered
1 / 1 pts
Question 4
4. About how many near Earth asteroids BIGGER than1 km in diameter
are currently being tracked?
a. 10 b. 100 c. 1000 Correct!
Correct!
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d. 100,000 2 / 2 pts
Question 5
5. Where do most comets originate:
a. The asteroid belt b. The Oort Cloud Correct!
Correct!
c. Outside our galaxy d. Black holes 1 / 1 pts
Question 6
6. Which way does a comet’s ion tail point?
a. Opposite the direction of motion b. Away from the sun Correct!
Correct!
c. Away from the nearest planet d. Their orientation is random 2 / 2 pts
Question 7
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7. Haley’s comet orbits the Sun every:
a. 7.5 years b. 75 years Correct!
Correct!
c. 275 years d. 575 years Quiz Score: 9
out of 10