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Which object in space is NOT made of rock and metal/iron?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

Asteroids are found in a region called the

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Earth's surface

The asteroid belt is located between which 2 planets?

• Mercury and Venus

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Uranus and Neptune

• Mars and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which object in space has a long, narrow orbit around the sun. We never see this object except once every 75 years!

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What do asteroids, comets and meteors all have in common?

• They are all made of rock/iron

• They are all made of ice and dust

• They all orbit the sun

• They are all found in the asteroid belt

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Where do comets from/where are they found?

• Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

• Asteroid Belt

• Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's surface

Which one does NOT orbit/revolve around the Sun?

• Comet
• Asteroid
• Meteoroid
• Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Meteors are incorrectly called what?

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

What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?

• Heat from the Sun
• Heat from Earth's atmosphere
• They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it
• Friction

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Meteors are often seen as what?

• Particles from space
• Fast moving streaks of light
• Stars