Quiz in Science 8 Comets, Meteors and Asteroids

An instrument used by astronomer to look for heavenly bodies in the sky.

• a. telescope

• b. kaleidoscope

• c. gyroscope

• d. microscope

A shooting star is more accurately termed as________

• a. meteors

• b. comets

• c. meteorites

• d. moons

What NEO stands for?

• a. Near Earth Office

• b. Near Earth Optics

• c. Near Earth Orbit

• d. Near Earth Objects

An object at appears like a streak in the sky.

• a. comets

• b. satellite

• b. moons

• d. meteor

It is an object in the sky that usually burns up as it enters the earth atmosphere.

• a. meteor

• b. satellite

• c. moons

• d. planet