Large dirty snowballs that orbit the sun in long elliptical orbits are called...

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• dwarf planets

A space rock that hits a site on Earth’s surface is called...

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor

Check each celestial object made of rock and metal

• comet

• asteroid

• meteor

• outer planet

• inner planet

A spacecraft controlled by scientists from Earth that flies by planets in deep space to take pictures is called...

• lander

• probe

• rover

• orbiter

Which tools could be used to study a gas giant?

• rover

• probe

• telescope

• lander

• orbiter

A tool that can be on Earth or orbiting Earth that helps scientists to see far into space is called...

• orbiter

• lander

• rover

• telescope

Large metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the sun; found between Mars and Jupiter are called...

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• meteors

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A space rock that is burning as it goes through Earth’s atmosphere, also called a shooting star, is known as...

• meteoroid

• meteor

• meteorite

• comet

Which 3 tools are orbiting Earth?

• International Space Station

• lander

• orbiter

• rover

• telescope

A spacecraft controlled by scientists from Earth that flies by planets in deep space to take pictures is called a...

• orbiter

• rover

• International Space Station

• probe