Celestial Objects

A _____ is also known as a "shooting star."

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteroite

When a meteoroid gets through the atmosphere, it is then called a _____.

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

• shooting star

Comets orbit in a _____ pattern.

• elliptical

• circular

• triangular

• random

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A _____ lights up as the friction from the rock enters the Earth's atmosphere.

• asteroid

• meteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

_____ are made of rock and or metal and are larger than meteoroids that orbit the sun.

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Adenoid

• Meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Halley's comet makes an appearance every _____ years.

• 67

• 76

• 167

• 176

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A comet's _____ can be seen from Earth as it passes in the night sky.

• nucleus

• tail

• coma

Small pieces of rock orbiting alongside asteroids are _____.

• adenoids

• meteors

• meteoroids

• meteorites

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the difference between asteroids and meteoroids?

• shape

• color

• size

• spelling

These are small bodies of ice, dust, and gas, that form near Neptune.

• Dwarf Planet

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

• Comets