Asteroids vs Comets

Asteroid Comet and Meteoroids

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvd47rMYia0

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Made of rocks that are very similar to the rocks that make up the inner planets.

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• meteors

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Made of very dense rock and metal that is very different from the rocks that make up the inner planets.

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor

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Made of ice, dust and gas

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor

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Ceres is the largest one of these. 

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

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What are the major parts of a comet?

• Body and neck

• Body and tail

• Head and tail

• Nucleus,neck and tail

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One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

• are made of rock
• come from the Asteroid Belt
• come from the Oort Cloud
• orbit the sun

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Meteors are incorrectly called what?

• Falling stars
• Shooting stars
• Fireballs
• All of the above

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The tail of a comet usually faces

• toward the sun
• toward the Earth
• away from the Sun
• away from the Earth

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Where is the Oort Cloud?

• Between the Sun and Mercury

• After Neptune

• Between the Earth and the Moon

• Between Earth and Mars

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What causes Meteoroids to burst into flames upon entering the Earth's Atmosphere?

• They are made out of flammable materials

• They cannot handle the pressure of Earth

• They do not burst into flames, they only reflect the Sun's light

• Friction from the Earths atmosphere

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What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

• Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

• Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

• There are no differences

• Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

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How does the orbit of a comet compare to the orbit of a planet?

• Comets have a shorter rounder orbit than a planet

• Comets have a longer more oblong like orbit than a planet

• They have the same orbit

• Comets do not have an orbit, they are all random

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What is it call when dozens of space rocks fall into earth’s atmosphere & burn up all at once?

• Asteroid showers

• Comet showers

• Meteor shows

• Meteor showers

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What is an object called when it enters Earth’s atmosphere but DOES NOT reach the surface?

• Meteoraid

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

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How can the Earth may slide away from its orbit?

• When a comet burns

• When the Earth is hit by an enormous asteroid

• When a crater is formed on the Earth

• When there is valcano eruption

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What do we call a meteor that has reached the Earth?

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid