Celestial Bodies

Chunks of ice and dust that usually has a long, narrow elliptical orbits

• meteor

• meteoroid

• comet

• asteroid

A streak of light as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

• meteoroid

• meteorite

• comet

• meteor

Asteroid belt is located between

• Neptune and Jupiter

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mars and Earth

• Mars and Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

They are made of rocks, ice, carbon, silica and minerals

• comets

• meteor

• moon

• asteroid

When the fragment of meteor hits the ground, it is now called

• meteoroid

• fossil

• meteorite

• rock

A phenomena caused by the fragments of comet as it orbits around the sun.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• meteor shower

• solar flare

It is a fragment from a comet, an asteroid, Moon or even Mars that orbits around the sun, following the orbit of its parent or source.

• meteoroid

• sun

• Meteor

• comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the nucleus of the comet made of?

• helium and water

• ice, dust and organic materials

• fire

• radio waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

the largest identified asteroid so far.

• Ceres

• Pallas

• Vesta

• Ares

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Some asteroids have orbits so eccentric that they cross Earth's orbit, it is called

• Asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Apollo

• Oort cloud