QUARTER 2 MODULE 6 COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND METEORS

QUARTER 2 MODULE 6 COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND METEORS

Multiple Choice

1. What do you call the near-Earth objects made of ice, gas and dust?

• asteroids

• comets

• meteoroids

• meteors

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2. Which part of the comet is the only one that exists when the comet is far from the Sun?

• The coma.

• The dust tail.

• The ion tail.

• The nucleus.

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3. What is the term used when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere of the Earth?

• asteroid

• comet

• meteoroid

• meteor

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4. What is actually a “shooting star”?

• Asteroids passing close to Earth.

• Comets streaking by Earth.

• Meteoroids burning up in Earth’s Atmosphere.

• Star revolving around the Sun.

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5. Which of the following space objects is the largest in terms of its size?

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteorite