Kuiper Belt Mysterious Objects
  • 1. What is the Kuiper Belt?
A) A cluster of planets between Mars and Jupiter
B) A region of space beyond Neptune containing many small objects
C) A group of comets near Jupiter
D) A type of asteroid belt within the asteroid belt
  • 2. What are Kuiper Belt Objects made primarily of?
A) Metal
B) Dust and sand
C) Ice and rock
D) Gas and liquid
  • 3. Which planet is located closest to the Kuiper Belt?
A) Neptune
B) Mars
C) Saturn
D) Earth
  • 4. How do scientists classify a Kuiper Belt Object as a 'resonant object'?
A) It has a retrograde orbit
B) It is composed mostly of ice
C) Its orbital period is related to Neptune's in a specific ratio
D) It has a highly elliptical orbit
  • 5. Which spacecraft visited a Kuiper Belt Object in 2019?
A) Voyager 2
B) Rosetta
C) Cassini
D) New Horizons
  • 6. What is the largest known Kuiper Belt Object?
A) Eris
B) Quaoar
C) Makemake
D) Haumea
  • 7. What famous dwarf planet is found within the Kuiper Belt?
A) Uranus
B) Venus
C) Pluto
D) Mercury
  • 8. What other celestial region is similar to the Kuiper Belt, but much farther away?
A) Galactic Halo
B) Asteroid Belt
C) Oort Cloud
D) Scattered Disc
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