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Solar System, Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets

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8th Grade

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Solar System, Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?

meteor

meteorite

comet

asteroid

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

comet

dwarf planet

asteroid

meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one of the following describes a meteoroid?

A space rock that hits the Earth's surface.

A small solar system object that is made up of small pieces of asteroids or comets.

A space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere

A loose collection of rock and ice

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Where can most of the asteroids be found?

In the Oort cloud

In the area between Mars and Jupiter

In the Kuiper Belt

Out past Pluto

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

comet

meteor

meteorite

Meteoroid

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

meteors

comets

meteorites

asterites

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are comets made of?

Metals like iron and nickel
Gas
Hydrogen Gas
Ice and rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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