Other Objects in the Solar System

Other Objects in the Solar System

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Multiple Choice

What is a large chunk of ice, dust, frozen gases and rock fragments that moves through space orbiting around the sun?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

Multiple Choice

A comet tail alwys points ______ from the sun

• towards

• away

Multiple Choice

What is the center of the comet called

• Coma

• Nucleus

• Tail

Multiple Choice

What is the outer part of the comet called

• Coma

• Nucleus

• Tail

Multiple Choice

How many tails does a comet have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Why does a comets tail always point away from the sun?

• The sun's gravitational force pulls the tail the most because that is were the most mass is

• The sun's gravitational force pulls the coma and nucleus the most because that is were the most mass is

• The sun's gravitational force pulls the coma and nucleus the most because that is were the least mass is

Multiple Choice

Between which two planets is there an asteroid belt located?

• Venus and Earth

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mars and Jupiter

• Uranus and Neptune

Multiple Choice

Do asteroids always stay in orbit around the sun or can they leave orbit and move throughout the solar system?

• Always stay

• Can leave

Multiple Choice

Which is a small pieces of rock moving through space

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

Multiple Choice

Which is a meteoroid that has entered Earth’s atmosphere

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

Multiple Choice

Which is a meteor that strikes Earth’s surface

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid