1. Approximately how far is the Asteroid Belt from the Sun?
95 milion miles / 153 million km
166 million miles / 267 million km
280 million miles / 450 million km
440 million miles / 708 million km

2. Which of these statements is true?
The Asteroid Belt is sparsely populated
The Asteroid Belt is densely populated
The Asteroid Belt mainly contains very large asteroids
The Asteroid Belt is very difficult to navigate through

3. What is the average surface temperature of an asteroid?
-20C (-4F)
-73C (-100F)
-143C (-225F)
-224C (-371F)

4. Which object in the Asteroid Belt is now classed as a Dwarf Planet?
Pluto
Eris
Pallas
Ceres

5. Which asteroid did the Dawn spacecraft visit in 2011?
Hygiea
Herculina
Juno
Vesta

6. The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs landed where?
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
South Pacific
North Atlantic

7. How many years ago did this impact take place?
15 million years ago
35 million years ago
65 million years ago
105 million years ago

8. Approximately how many objects in the Asteroid Belt are over 60 miles (100 km) in diameter?
200
2,000
20,000
200,000

9. Asteroids are mainly made from what?
Rock and Metal
Rock and Ice
Metal and Ice
Ice and Gas

10. Asteroids that cross the path of Earth's orbit are known as what?
Close Earth Objects
Near Miss Objects
Near Earth Objects
Very Close Objects