THE COMETS' PLACE OF ORIGIN

Question 1

• Comets come from a region in space that is in the far reaches of the Solar System, far from the heat and radiation of the Sun.

Answer 1

Kuiper Belt

Question 2

• Most comets originate from a region beyond the orbit of Neptune called the ———.

Answer 2

Kuiper Belt

Question 3

• Named after the American Dutch astronomer, Gerard Peter Kuiper (1905-1973).

Answer 3

Kuiper Belt.

Question 4

• It usually takes comets from this region 200 years or less to make one revolution around the Sun.

Answer 4

Kuiper Belt.

Question 5

• Comets in the ——— are said to be short-period comets.

Answer 5

Kuiper Belt.

Question 6

Named after the American Dutch astronomer, ——— (1905-1973). (Kuiper belt)

Answer 6

Gerard Peter Kuiper

Question 7

• These are comets that come from a region that borders the Solar System.

Answer 7

Oort Cloud

Question 8

• Named after Jan Hendrik Oort (1900-1992), a Dutch astronomer.

Answer 8

Oort Cloud

Question 9

• Scientists believe that there are trillions of comets in this region.

Answer 9

Oort Cloud

Question 10

• One revolution around the Sun will take a comet from this region 30 million years.

Answer 10

Oort Cloud

Question 11

• Comets from the ——— are called long-period comets.

Answer 11

Oort Cloud

Question 12

• Named after ——— (1900-1992), a Dutch astronomer. (Oort cloud)

Answer 12

Jan Hendrik Oort