Location
What two planets is the Asteroid belt between?
Mars and Jupiter
Asteroids are the 'rocky remains' of our solar system which formed about ____ years ago
4.5 Billion years ago
What is the Largest object in The Asteroid belt Known as?
Ceres
What is the most common type of Asteroid?
C-Type
What Planet "Rules" The asteroid Belt?
Jupiter
When was the Asteroid Belt first discovered?
1801
If all the asteroids formed together, could they form a planet?
no
What is an Asteroid called when it enters Earth's atmosphere?
A Meteor
What two celestial bodies' gravitational pulls, keep the Asteroid Belt together
The Sun and Jupiter
Who discovered The Asteroid Belt?
Giuseppe Piazzi
Why do some Asteroids have irregular shapes?
They are too small to be crushed by their own gravity
What are the three main composition classes of Asteroids
C-type, S-type, and M-type
Roughly how many AU is The Asteroid Belt away from the Sun
2.2 to 3.2 AU
When did Astronomers start calling the Asteroid belt "The Asteroid Belt"?
1850
What is the second largest object in the asteroid Belt called?
Vesta
What type of Asteroids are made up of silicate material and nickel-iron
S-Type
What Force changes Asteroids course off-Orbit
Gravity (usually Jupiters)
What is the name of the Second Asteroid found?
Pallas
Roughly How many Kilograms is the Asteroid Belt?
3.0 to 3.6 X 10^21Kg
Asteroids that share an orbit with a large planet are called?
Trojans