TEK 8 Journal Quiz

  1.  The Asteroid Belt is located between the planets of Mars and ___________________.
  2. Which celestial object has sufficient mass to acheive fusion?
  3. Which celestial object is named for the Latin word meaning “cloud”?
  4. Identify the region of “small bodies” beyond Neptune’s orbit that includes Pluto.
  5. Identify the comet source that marks the outer limit of the Sun’s gravitational dominance.
  6. Which unit of measurement is the same as the mean Earth-Sun distance?
  7. How many light years is equal to 1 Astronomical Unit?
  8. Identify the isotope of Hydrogen that contains 1 neutron.
  9. Identify the process that creates “heavier” elements out of “lighter” elements.
  10. Identify the force that drives fusion.

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