Dwarf Planets, Meteors, Comets, & Asteroids

Which of the small solar system objects does not orbit the sun?

• comet

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

• meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small solar system object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates streaks of light is called a _________

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• Meteoroid

Where can most of the dwarf planets be found?

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Asteroid Belt

• Outside of our solar system

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________

• meteors

• comets

• meteorites

• asterites

Most asteroids orbit the sun in the _________.

• asteroid belt
• Milky Way
• Kuiper belt
• Oort Cloud

When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up and produce a streak of light called a ____________.

• meteor

• meteorite

• comet

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

If a meteoroid hits Earth's surface, it is called a ________.

• meteor
• meteorite
• comet
• asteroid

A chunk of rock or dust in space that usually comes from a comet or an asteroid is called a __________.

• meteoroid

• meteorite

• comet

• asteroid

Pluto, Eris, and Ceres are all classified as

• meteors
• meteorites
• asteroids
• dwarf planets

What are solid, rocky, irregular bodies that orbit the Sun?

• asteroids

• comets

• meteors

• meteorites