Between the planets Mars and Jupiter.
Between the planets Mars and Saturn.
Between the planets Mars and Neptune.

2) What are asteroids made of?

frozen gas and ice
rocks and metal
large balls of gas

3) Pick the false statement:

Most asteroids have atmospheres.
Some asteroids have orbiting moons orbiting it.
The 4 largest asteroids are called Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.
Mars and Jupiter have some Trojan asteroids.

4) Which statement is correct ?

Asteroids are also known as inner planets.
Asteroids are also known as minor planets.
Asteroids are also known as inferior planets.
Nearly all the asteroids are round in shape.

5) Which statement is false?

The first asteroid was discovered on January 1, 1801.
Ceres is the first asteroid that was discovered.
Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the first 10 asteriods.
Most asteroids have irregular shapes.

6) Which spacecraft took photos of the asteroid 951 Gaspra?

The Galileo spacecraft
The Voyager 1 spacecraft
The Asteroid 1 spacecraft

7) How much do all the asteriods in the solar system weigh (put together)?

20 times the mass of Jupiter
much less than the Moon
twice the mass of the Sun

8) ...... landed on the asteroid ...... in ......

Galileo ______________ Ceres ____ January 2000
Voyager 9 ___________ Pallas ____ December 1999
NEAR Shoemaker _____ Eros _____ February 2001

9) What is the diameter of 1 Ceres?

around 10 000 kilometers
around 1000 kilometers
around 100 kilometers
around 10 kilometers

10) Pick the true statement:

All the moons of Jupiter are captured asteroids.
All the moons of Uranus are captured asteroids.
All the moons of Mars might be captured asteroids.