MATH 246 Final: Final No Solutions Spring 1995
14 Mar 2019
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It is generally accepted that comets are a part of the solar system. Home" of all comets is usually at about ____________ from the sun: 10 au, 1,000 au, 10,000 au, 50,000 au. Consistent with the chemical composition of the moon, the current concept of lunar origin is the: capture theory, fission theory, giant impact theory, sister theory. The meteorite that recently hit in russia was about __50__ feet in diameter; it weighed about __10,000____tons, and it was classified as what type of meteorite_stony_____. (1 point each blank, 3 points total) The sources of the meteorites that have impacted the earth are: asteroids, the planet mars, the moon, only b and c, all of the above. Almost all of the meteorites have ages near: 1. 0 billion years, 2. 5 billion years, 3. 0 billion years, 4. 5 billion years. The sun"s sphere of influence extends only a little beyond ____________.
