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.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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