Space Objects

What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

Which direction does a comet's tail always point?

• toward the sun
• away from the sun

The shape of a comet's obit is ____.

• circular
• irregular
• regular
• elliptical

The Oort Cloud & Kuiper Belt is commonly home to ___.

• comets
• asteroids
• meteoroids
• meteors

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• past the orbit of Neptune
• between Mars & Jupiter
• surrounding our solar system
• between Earth & Mars

A broken off piece of an asteroid is a ____.

• comet
• meteorite
• meteoroid
• tail

What is the red arrow pointing to?

• meteoroid
• meteor
• meteorite

Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?

• comet
• meteor
• meteorite
• asteroid

Which object begins to melt as it gets close to the sun?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which one looks like a speedy streak of light?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• meteor
• comet