KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, “dirty snowballs” and are found in the Oort Cloud.
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Comets
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Asteroids
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Meteors
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Meteoroids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The comets seen in the inner Solar system are believed to have been “knocked” out of their original orbit in the Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud. Comets are sometimes called dirty snowballs or “icy mudballs".
Detailed explanation-2: -Comets are collections of rocky material and ices, sometimes referred to as “dirty snowballs”. One of their key features is their large abundance of so-called “volatile” compounds, things like carbon dioxide, water and noble gases that sublimate (change from solid to gas) very easily.
Detailed explanation-3: -Comets are frequently called “dirty snowballs” because they consist of mostly water ice, peppered with rocky debris and frozen gases.
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