Objects In Space

 Which object is commonly referred to as a "dirty snowball"?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

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

Where is the asteroid belt located?

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

What is the red arrow pointing to?

• meteoroid
• meteor
• meteorite

Which object has a tail?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• meteorite
• comet

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

What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?

• comet

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• asteroid

What is the name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?

• asteroids
• stars
• comets
• moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3