Objects in Space

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

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

 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

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

How are comets made?

• They are made of ices, such as water, carbon dioxide, ammonia and methane, mixed with dust.

• Dust and Wind

• Ice and Dust

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What forms the dust and gas tails of a comet?

• The solar wind

• The Sun's gravity

What path do comets follow?

• Path around the Sun

• path around the Moon

Which of the following characteristics is common to ALL FOUR planets in the inner solar system?

• have one or two moons

• have a solid rocky surface

• have a thin, toxic, atmosphere

• have the same orbit length around the sun