NST1502
ASSIGNMENT 2
ANSWERS 2026
NST1502 ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS
2026
, NST1502 ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 02
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: 08 June 2026
QUESTION 1
1.1 False — The Sun is a star located at the center of the Solar System.
1.2 False — Pluto is a dwarf planet, not one of the eight planets.
1.3 True
1.4 False — Asteroids are mostly rocky and metallic, not ice and dust.
1.5 False — There are billions of galaxies; the Milky Way is just one of them.
1.6 False — Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
1.7 False — The Kuiper Belt lies beyond Neptune, not between Mars and Jupiter.
1.8 True — Comets heat up and develop a tail when they approach the Sun.
1.9 False — Earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.
1.10 True — The average surface temperature of Earth is around 15 °C.
QUESTION 2
2.1.1: Completing the sentences requires the exact blanks from Figure 1. I
don’t have the exact text of the blanks, but here is a typical set of statements
that fits a common Sun–Earth diagram (11 statements you might be asked to
ASSIGNMENT 2
ANSWERS 2026
NST1502 ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS
2026
, NST1502 ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 02
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: 08 June 2026
QUESTION 1
1.1 False — The Sun is a star located at the center of the Solar System.
1.2 False — Pluto is a dwarf planet, not one of the eight planets.
1.3 True
1.4 False — Asteroids are mostly rocky and metallic, not ice and dust.
1.5 False — There are billions of galaxies; the Milky Way is just one of them.
1.6 False — Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
1.7 False — The Kuiper Belt lies beyond Neptune, not between Mars and Jupiter.
1.8 True — Comets heat up and develop a tail when they approach the Sun.
1.9 False — Earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.
1.10 True — The average surface temperature of Earth is around 15 °C.
QUESTION 2
2.1.1: Completing the sentences requires the exact blanks from Figure 1. I
don’t have the exact text of the blanks, but here is a typical set of statements
that fits a common Sun–Earth diagram (11 statements you might be asked to
