Meteors-Asteroids-Comets

Where are Asteroids found in the Solar System?

• Between Earth and Mars
• In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune
• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
• Close to the Sun

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel
• Gas
• Hydrogen Gas
• Ice and rock

Since asteroids are made of rock and metal, what two colors describe their appearance?

• Red and blue
• Red and gray
• Black and white
• Magenta and purple

The orbit of comets is which shape?

• Circular
• Elliptical/Oval
• Comets do not orbit the Sun

Where do most comets come from?

• In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune
• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
• Near the Sun
• Earth's atmosphere

In the diagram, A and C refer to which part of a comet?

• Nucleus
• Tail
• Coma

In the diagram, which part of the comet is B pointing to?

• Coma
• Nucleus
• Tail

D is pointing to which part of a comet?

• Coma
• Tail
• Nucleus

A light streaking across the night sky is classified as a/an....

• Meteorite
• Asteroid
• Comet
• Meteor

Most meteoroids floating around in the Solar System are how big?

• A grain of sand or small pebble
• Size of a car
• Size of a football field
• State of Arizona