Categorizing Objects in Space

What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

The Oort Cloud & Kuiper Belt is commonly home to ___.

• comets
• asteroids
• meteoroids
• meteors

A broken off piece of an asteroid is a ____.

• comet
• meteorite
• meteoroid
• tail

Which object has a tail?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• meteorite
• comet

Which one travels in an elongated, elliptical orbit around the sun?

• asteroid
• comet
• meteor
• meteorite

Which is a characteristic of the inner planets?

• made up of mostly rock

• made up of only gas

• surrounded by many moons

• larger than all of the outer planets

A meteoroid is...

• A small rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun

• A meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere(Shooting Stars)

• A meteor that strikes Earth's surface

Outer planets are also called...

• gas giants because they consist mostly of gas

• terrestrial or rocky planets because they are mostly made of rock

• Comets

What is the difference between an asteroid and a comet?

• An asteroid contain mostly rock and metal. A comet is mostly rock, ice and dust

• An asteroid is made of rock,ice and dust. A comet is made of rock and metal.

• An asteroid orbits the sun and comets orbits the moon

The largest space objects that orbit the sun are called _____________.

• moons
• dwarf planets
• planets
• asteroids