Other Space Objects

When comets come close to the Sun, they develop a tail that glows so we can see it from Earth. Asteroids do not develop tails like this. In what other way are asteroids different from comets?

• Asteroids orbit planets while comets orbit the Sun
• Asteroids are rocky while comets are balls of ice and dust
• Asteroids orbit outside of the Solar System while comets do not
• Asteroids are smooth and round while comets are lumpy shapes

What is found between the inner planets and the outer planets?

• asteroids
• comets
• air
• moons

Comets and asteroids both crash into planets or their moons sometimes. In what other ways are comets and asteroids similar?

• They both have a smooth, round shape
• They are both found in orbit around the Sun
• They both develop glowing tails near the Sun
• They are both made of ice and rock particles

Which of these strikes the Earth?

• comet

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?

• Mars and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Uranus and Neptune

What is the name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?

• asteroids
• stars
• comets
• moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of these best describes a comet?

• a dwarf planet that orbits the sun
• a moon that travels through the universe
• a rocky object that orbits a planet
• a ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust

What is also known as a dirty snowball?

• meteor
• comet
• asteroid
• meteorite

What object is made of rocks, metals, and other elements?

• asteroid
• meteor
• comet
• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What object in space is also called "space rocks"?

• meteors
• asteroids
• comets
• meteorites

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3