Unit D: Smaller SS Bodies

What is the correct name for a shooting star?

• Meteorite
• Meteoroid
• Meteor
• Comet

Where is the main asteroid belt found?

• Way out past Pluto
• between Earth and Mars
• Between Mars and Jupiter
• Close to the Sun

Which of the following is a part of a comet

• Dome
• Shoot
• Ray
• Tail

What is true about the tail of a comet

• It always points away from the sun
• It always points towards the sun
• It always points in the direction the comet is moving 
• It is shorter than the nucleas

Which comet can be seen from Earth every 76 years or so?

• Comet Hale-Bopp
• Comet Shoemaker
• Comet Thompson
• Comet Hailey

What is the cause of meteor showers?

• Asteroids that come close to Earth's orbit
• Small particles that orbit Earth
• Dust grains left behind in the orbits of comets
• Tiny Asteroids coming from the main belt

What will most likely happen when a comet's tail collides with the Earth?

• There will be no noticeable effect
• A large crater will form
• There will be an ice storm on earth
• Large cities could be wiped out by the tail

Which comet came close to Earth in the late 90s and is associated with a cult?

• Hale-Bopp
• Shoemaker-Levy
• Thompson's Comet
• Hailey's Comet

What is a meteoroid called that enters Earth's atmosphere?

• Meteoroid
• Meteor
• Meteorite
• Asteroid

What is a meteoroid called if it hits the Earth's surface?

• Meteoroid
• Meteor
• Meteorite
• Asteroid