Exam 12: Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies

Let's say that you discovered a comet in the outer Solar System that had an average albedo of 0.6. If its surface was composed of a mixture of organic substances, which had an albedo of 0, and ice, which had an albedo of 1.0, then what percent of its surface is covered by organic substances?

Why does the dust tail separate from the ion tail?

Identify the object in the picture below.

Which of the following types of Solar System debris were NOT discovered until the age of telescopes?

Identify the object in the picture below.

List the names of the known dwarf planets and their approximate location in the Solar System.

The most straightforward way to determine the mass of an asteroid is if it has:

Meteorites contain clues to all of the following EXCEPT:

The Lyrid meteor shower occurs every year on approximately April 21 because:

Meteor showers appear as if they are coming from one particular place in the sky because:

Most asteroids are closest in shape to:

Comet Halley is unique because:

Name three properties of the dwarf planets Pluto and Eris that are similar.

Which of the following likely helps replenish the zodiacal dust in the vicinity of Earth the most?

You find a blackened rock lying on top of the snow. You find that it is fairly dense and suspect it might be a meteorite. You take it to a lab, and they cut it open to reveal many small spherical, glassy particles set into the surrounding rock. Is this a meteorite? Why, or why not?

Which of following is FALSE?

Which of the following does NOT describe comets in the Oort Cloud?

The Perseid meteor shower will occur:

Give the definitions of meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite, and clearly explain how they differ.

The one orbital characteristic both short- and long-period comets share is: