Chapter 13 (Meteroid, Asteroid, Comet)

^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:}

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Meteroids
• Meteors

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Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kupier Belt
• The Oort Cloud
• The Planetary Rings
• The Asteroid Belt

What is a meteor called when it's in space?

• meteroid
• meteor
• meteorite

Which space object is larger?

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Meteorite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

where are asteroids found?

• between earth and venus
• between Jupiter and Saturn
• between Saturn and Uranus
• between Mars and Jupiter

Is a meteor an asteroid?

• Yes
• No

What are meteors made of?

• chunks of rocks and minerals
• ice
• iron
• lava

What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?

• Heat from the Sun
• Heat from Earth's atmosphere
• They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it
• Friction from the Earth's atmosphere

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

• are made of rock
• come from the Asteroid Belt
• come from the Oort Cloud
• orbit the sun

What are meteors sometimes called?

• shooting stars
• moons
• satellites
• falling asteroids