Objects in Space Review

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

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

NASA has sent several unmanned spacecraft to study various parts of our solar system. What are these unmanned spacecraft called?

• Launch Pads

• Alien Probes

• Space Shuttles

• Space Probes

If a comet's orbit brings it too close to the sun the ice surrounding it sublimates. This spews dust and gas into a "glowing halo" that is larger than most planets.

• True

• False

Which of the following is also referred to as a "shooting star?"

• Comet

• Meteors

• Moon

• Asteroid

What makes meteorites, meteors, and meteoroids different from one another?

• Their sizes

• What they are made of

• Their location (space, Earth's atmosphere, Earth's surface)

• Their color

How old is the sun?

• 1 million years old

• 4.5 billion years old

• 700 million years old

• 3.7 billion years old

What kind of star is our sun?

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Yellow Dwarf

• Red Giant

About how hot is the surface of the sun?

• 1 million degrees F

• 2 billion degrees F

• 10,000 degrees F

• 50,00 degrees F

How far away are we from the sun?

• 100,000 miles

• 2 million miles

• 93 million miles

• 10 billion miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where does all the energy for life on earth originate (start)?

• The moon

• The sun

• Jupiter

• The core of Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6