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Q. On the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman invasion in the year 1066, which comet is shown?
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Comet McNaught
Comet Halley
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet 67P/C-G
Comet McNaught
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Comet Halley
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet 67P/C-G
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Q. Which king, in 1066, considered the sighting of a comet as a good omen?
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King Henry VIII
King Harold II
King William I
King Richard I
King Henry VIII
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King Harold II
King William I
King Richard I
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Q. Which comet was seen by Phil Plait, in 2007, very near the Sun in broad daylight?
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Comet McNaught
Comet Halley
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet 67P/C-G
Comet McNaught
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Comet Halley
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet 67P/C-G
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Q. Unlike asteroids, which are mostly rock, comets are a more balanced mixture of _____
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metal and ice
rock and metal
ice and rock
rock and minerals
metal and ice
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rock and metal
ice and rock
rock and minerals
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Q. Comets, being composed of frozen gases, rocks, gravel, and dust, are often called _____
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“dirty snowballs”
“yellow snowballs,”
“dusty asteroids”
“dirty asteroids”
“dirty snowballs”
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“yellow snowballs,”
“dusty asteroids”
“dirty asteroids”
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Q. As comets progress through their elliptical orbits, they are heated mostly by _____
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the Sun
friction
internal molten metals
convection of gases
the Sun
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friction
internal molten metals
convection of gases
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Q. The process of ice turning directly into a gas is called _____
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fusion
convection
sublimation
evaporation
fusion
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convection
sublimation
evaporation
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Q. In the past, because comets look fuzzy, they’ve been called _____
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“hairy stars”
“hairy eyeballs”
“shooting stars”
“fuzzy navels”
“hairy stars”
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“hairy eyeballs”
“shooting stars”
“fuzzy navels”
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Q. The solid part of a comet is called the _____
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core
kernal
nucleus
coma
core
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kernal
nucleus
coma
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Q. What is the gaseous cloud around a comet called?
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aura
coma
wisp
haze
aura
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coma
wisp
haze
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Q. When gas molecules emitted by a comet lose electrons, they are said to be _____
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dissociated
ionized
fissioned
magnetized
dissociated
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ionized
fissioned
magnetized
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Q. The “ion tail”, produced by the solar wind acting on ionized gas, points _____
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towards the sun
away from the Sun
behind the comet in its orbit
ahead of the comet in its orbit
towards the sun
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away from the Sun
behind the comet in its orbit
ahead of the comet in its orbit
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Q. Which comet appeared incredibly bright and gorgeous in 1997?
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Comet McNaught
Comet Halley
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet 67P/C-G
Comet McNaught
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Comet Halley
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet 67P/C-G
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Q. The dust stream from a comet points _____
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towards the sun
away from the Sun
behind the comet in its orbit
ahead of the comet in its orbit
towards the sun
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away from the Sun
behind the comet in its orbit
ahead of the comet in its orbit
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Q. Short-period comets are defined as comets with an orbital period less than _____
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2 years
20 years
200 years
2,000 years
2 years
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20 years
200 years
2,000 years
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Q. Comets that take a path directly into the sun are called _____
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sun catchers
self-destructors
kamikaze comets
sundivers
sun catchers
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self-destructors
kamikaze comets
sundivers
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Q. What was the first spacecraft to successfully get pictures of the nucleus of a comet?
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe
the American probe Viking 1
the Soviet mission Vega 1
the American mission Apollo 11
NASA's Voyager 1 probe
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the American probe Viking 1
the Soviet mission Vega 1
the American mission Apollo 11
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Q. In the detailed photos of Comet Halley, what percentage of light was reflected from the nucleus?
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4%
16%
40%
60%
4%
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16%
40%
60%
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Q. Which word best describes the surface of comets?
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inhomogeneous
unharmonious
homogeneous
harmonious
inhomogeneous
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unharmonious
homogeneous
harmonious
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Q. Which European mission studied a young comet that looked like a "cosmic rubber ducky"?
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XMM-Newton
Rosetta
Huygens
Gaia
XMM-Newton
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Rosetta
Huygens
Gaia
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Q. What happened to Philae, the lander sent down by Rosetta?
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it bounced off the surface
it skidded along the surface
it sank into the surface
it gently landed on the surface
it bounced off the surface
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it skidded along the surface
it sank into the surface
it gently landed on the surface
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Q. In 2004, what complex molecules were detected in the coma of comet Wild 2?
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carbohydrates
fatty acids
proteins
amino acids
carbohydrates
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fatty acids
proteins
amino acids
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