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What is the main reason asteroids did not form into planets?

a) The lack of gravity

b) The presence of the asteroid belt

c) The proximity to the Sun

d) The influence of Jupiter’s gravity

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Where is the majority of the solar system's asteroids located?

a) Between Mars and Jupiter

b) Near Neptune

c) Around Earth’s orbit

d) Close to Venus

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Asteroids that are composed mainly of metal are known as:

a) C-type asteroids

b) S-type asteroids

c) M-type asteroids

d) P-type asteroids

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Which method is commonly used by scientists to study the formation of asteroids?

a) Observing their light spectrum

b) Landing probes on asteroids

c) Mapping their gravitational pull

d) Studying their chemical composition in meteorites

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What is the primary material that asteroids are made of?

a) Ice

b) Gas

c) Rock and metal

d) Dust particles

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Which of the following factors most likely prevents the formation of planets in the asteroid belt?

a) Insufficient gravity

b) High temperatures

c) The mass of the Sun

d) Gravitational disturbances by Jupiter

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What role did the Sun's radiation play in the formation of asteroids?

a) It created asteroids from solar wind

b) It caused the asteroids to vaporize

c) It heated dust and gas, allowing solid objects to form

d) It had no effect on asteroid formation

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What was the main cause of asteroid formation in the early solar system?

a) The cooling of gas and dust particles

b) Collisions between larger planets

c) Volcanic activity on early planets

d) Fragmentation of comets

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Welcome to the Space and Astronomy Quiz 35

What is the main reason asteroids did not form into planets?

Where is the majority of the solar system's asteroids located?

Asteroids that are composed mainly of metal are known as:

Which method is commonly used by scientists to study the formation of asteroids?

What is the primary material that asteroids are made of?

Which of the following factors most likely prevents the formation of planets in the asteroid belt?

What role did the Sun's radiation play in the formation of asteroids?

What was the main cause of asteroid formation in the early solar system?

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