PHYS 1404 Week 6 Quiz

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•             Question 1

                Order the Solar System Components by distance from the Sun starting with the closest:              

•             Question 2

                 The solar system formed out of a rotating cloud of vapor and dust called:                                           

•             Question 3

                Any fragment of interplanetary debris that survives its entry through Earth’s atmosphere and found on the Earth's surface is called a(n):                                     

•             Question 4

                Planets discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun are known as:                                         

•             Question 5

                The periodic dimming of the light coming from a star as viewed from Earth due to a planet in orbit around it is caused by:                                         

•             Question 6

                True or False: The tail of a comet always points away from the Sun:                                        

•             Question 7

                Most Comets that are known as long period comets and originate from:                                              

•             Question 8

                The solid chunk of ice and dust in the head of a comet is called the comet's:                                       

•             Question 9

                Small grains of material in the early solar system that condensed into larger and larger chunks are called:                                             

•             Question 10

                Which of the following is not a promising method for detecting planets in other solar systems?                                 

•             Question 11

                True or False: Comets often have two tails.