Question 1

Where do asteroids originate in space?

Accepted Answer

A)  They originate in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. 
B)  They orbit the Earth. 
C)  They are fragments of the moon. 
D)  They follow an eccentric belt around the sun. 
E)  They are from far outside our solar system. 
A)  They originate in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. 
B)  They orbit the Earth. 
C)  They are fragments of the moon. 
D)  They follow an eccentric belt around the sun. 
E)  They are from far outside our solar system.

Question 2

How is the tail of a comet oriented? (Which way does it point?)

Accepted Answer

A)  points away from the sun 
B)  points toward the sun-from its gravitational attraction 
C)  back from the direction of travel 
D)  in the direction of its afterburner 
E)  randomly in space 
A)  points away from the sun 
B)  points toward the sun-from its gravitational attraction 
C)  back from the direction of travel 
D)  in the direction of its afterburner 
E)  randomly in space

Question 3

What does the tail of a comet tell you about the direction of travel of that comet?

Accepted Answer

Nothing,it

Question 4

What are stony-iron meteorites? Describe the two types of stony-iron meteorites.

Accepted Answer

Stony-iron meteorites make up less than

Question 5

What are shatter cones?

Accepted Answer

A)  funnel-shaped cones of rock pointing downward (closed downward) and outward 
B)  streaked cones of rock radiating down (closed upward) and out from the point of impact 
C)  cone-shaped depressions caused by hypervelocity impact 
D)  cones of rocks (closed downward) and with vertical axes 
E)  vertical cracks caused by impact and radiating outward from the point of impact 
A)  funnel-shaped cones of rock pointing downward (closed downward) and outward 
B)  streaked cones of rock radiating down (closed upward) and out from the point of impact 
C)  cone-shaped depressions caused by hypervelocity impact 
D)  cones of rocks (closed downward) and with vertical axes 
E)  vertical cracks caused by impact and radiating outward from the point of impact

Question 6

What is the largest asteroid diameter impact that leaves an open crater in the ground?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the largest asteroid diameter impact...

Question 7

Why do some very large impact craters have a central peak?

Accepted Answer

Hypervelocity impact

Question 8

In what plane do asteroids orbit around the sun?

Accepted Answer

In the sam

Question 9

What natural disasters would NOT be triggered by an impact of a large asteroid on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  tsunamis 
B)  volcanic activity 
C)  earthquakes 
D)  flood basalts 
E)  tornadoes 
A)  tsunamis 
B)  volcanic activity 
C)  earthquakes 
D)  flood basalts 
E)  tornadoes

Question 10

How fast do comets travel in space?

Accepted Answer

About 60 t

Question 11

What is the average size of an asteroid?

Accepted Answer

100 meters

Question 12

A rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and survives to reach the ground is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  meteor. 
B)  meteorite. 
C)  comet. 
D)  asteroid. 
E)  space rock. 
A)  meteor. 
B)  meteorite. 
C)  comet. 
D)  asteroid. 
E)  space rock.

Question 13

What is a specific characteristic of an asteroid impact as seen with rocks on the receiving end of the impact? Discuss these characteristics and describe their formation and appearance.

Accepted Answer

The same energy that blasts out a crater

Question 14

What are meteorites made of?

Accepted Answer

Rock (or o

Question 15

List two secondary (indirect)effects of an impact that would negatively affect humans and other large animals in a major way.

Accepted Answer

Acid rain would kill vegetation; dust an

Where do asteroids originate in space?

How is the tail of a comet oriented? (Which way does it point?)

What does the tail of a comet tell you about the direction of travel of that comet?

What are stony-iron meteorites? Describe the two types of stony-iron meteorites.

What are shatter cones?

What is the largest asteroid diameter impact that leaves an open crater in the ground?

Why do some very large impact craters have a central peak?

In what plane do asteroids orbit around the sun?

What natural disasters would NOT be triggered by an impact of a large asteroid on Earth?

How fast do comets travel in space?

What is the average size of an asteroid?

A rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and survives to reach the ground is a(n):

What is a specific characteristic of an asteroid impact as seen with rocks on the receiving end of the impact? Discuss these characteristics and describe their formation and appearance.

What are meteorites made of?

List two secondary (indirect)effects of an impact that would negatively affect humans and other large animals in a major way.

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Exam 17: Impact of Asteroids and Comets

Where do asteroids originate in space?

How is the tail of a comet oriented? (Which way does it point?)

What does the tail of a comet tell you about the direction of travel of that comet?

What are stony-iron meteorites? Describe the two types of stony-iron meteorites.

What are shatter cones?

What is the largest asteroid diameter impact that leaves an open crater in the ground?

Why do some very large impact craters have a central peak?

In what plane do asteroids orbit around the sun?

What natural disasters would NOT be triggered by an impact of a large asteroid on Earth?

How fast do comets travel in space?

What is the average size of an asteroid?

A rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and survives to reach the ground is a(n):

What is a specific characteristic of an asteroid impact as seen with rocks on the receiving end of the impact? Discuss these characteristics and describe their formation and appearance.

What are meteorites made of?

List two secondary (indirect)effects of an impact that would negatively affect humans and other large animals in a major way.

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils

Weather, Thunderstorms, And Tornadoes

Climate Change

Streams And Flood Processes

Floods And Human Interactions

Waves,Beaches,And Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and Nor’easters

Wildfires

The Future: Where Do We Go From Here?

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