Objects in space

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

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

Which direction does a comet's tail always point?

• toward the sun
• away from the sun

The shape of a comet's obit is ____.

• circular
• irregular
• regular
• elliptical

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

• comets
• asteroids
• meteoroids
• meteors

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Where is the asteroid belt located?

• past the orbit of Neptune
• between Mars & Jupiter
• surrounding our solar system
• between Earth & Mars

What is the red arrow pointing to?

• meteoroid
• meteor
• meteorite

Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?

• comet
• meteor
• meteorite
• asteroid

Which object begins to melt as it gets close to the sun?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteorite

The largest planets in our solar system are called _______.

• meteors

• gas giants

• terrestrial

A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

• meteorite

• sun

• planet

• outer planet