Physics and Astronomy - The Asteroid Belt

The Asteroid Belt

The asteroid belt lies between Jupiter and Mars.

TRUE

FALSE

How many asteroids does the asteroid belt contain?

less than 100

nine

more than 1000

Over 10 million

What is the mean diameter of Ceres?

229 km

31 miles

950 km

10000 square miles

Name the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt.

Pioneer 10

Apollo

Voyager

Mariner 2

The asteroid belt lies between Jupiter and Saturn.

FALSE

TRUE

The largest object identified in the asteroid belt is ___.

Eris

Ceres

Mars

Vesta

What is the other name given to asteroids?

Minor Planets

Rocky Planets

White Planets

Jovian Planets

The main metallic components of asteroids are ___.

Iron and Nickel

Copper and Manganese

Iron and Chromium

Nickel and Cobalt

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