Science Focus 2 - Chapter Tests - Pearson Australia Media Resources
Science Focus 2 - Chapter Tests - Pearson Australia Media Resources
Science Focus 2 - Chapter Tests - Pearson Australia Media Resources
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<strong>Science</strong> <strong>Focus</strong> 2 TEST<br />
<strong>Chapter</strong> 8: Astronomy<br />
Section B − Written answers (35 marks)<br />
1 Examine the descriptions and match<br />
each one to the names in the list below.<br />
meteor, meteorite, asteroid, comet<br />
a Dirty snowball a few kilometres<br />
in diameter with long period<br />
orbits around the Sun.<br />
b Flaming meteoroid.<br />
c Large irregular-shaped object,<br />
potentially dangerous to the<br />
Earth.<br />
d Piece of space rock which<br />
occasionally hits the Earth<br />
usually without causing serious<br />
damage.<br />
2 a Identify the point from which the<br />
meteor shower shown below<br />
originates.<br />
b What is this point called?<br />
3 Identify<br />
a the location of the asteroid belt.<br />
b the approximate number of<br />
asteroids in the belt.<br />
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