Asteroid Day Quiz: How Much You Know About Asteroid Day?

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Asteroids are actually small Rocky Terrestrial bodies that can neither be classified either as a planet or as a comet that orbits around the sun. They are largely found between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. asteroids are mainly composed of mineral and rock. Asteroids formed closer to the sun, preventing the development of cometary ice and more than 1 meter in diameter. The term "asteroid", from the Greek word for "star-like", never had a formal definition, with the broader term minor planet being preferred by the International Astronomical Union. Let's know more about Asteroid Day.

Questions Excerpt


1. Asteroids were first discovered by...

A. William Herschel

B. Giuseppe Piazzi

C. Dmitri Ivanovitch

D. Aristotle

2. There are currently over _____ known asteroids in our solar system

A. 600,000

B. 577,000

C. 400,000

D. 350,000

3. The first known asteroid is...

A. 433 Eros

B. 2 Pallas

C. Ceres

D. 4 Vesta

4. The biggest asteroid which pass through the earth in 2020...

A. 2 Pallas

B. 2020 LD

C. 2020 XD

D. 2020 MD

5. The M type asteroids are formed by...

A. Nickel Iron

B. Rocks

C. Clay

D. Gases

6. Most asteroids are in a...

A. Line

B. Belt

C. Crowded

D. Linear

7. The first-ever asteroid was discovered in the year...

A. 1805

B. 1801

C. 1807

D. 1806

8. Larger asteroids are being called...

A. Planetoids

B. Meteoroids

C. Steroids

D. Satellites

9. The United Nations declared______ as International Asteroid Day

A. 25th June

B. 30th June

C. 25th July

D. 28th August

10. Asteroids 2 Pallas was found in the year...

A. 1809

B. 1880

C. 1802

D. 1890

 

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