Bill Nye: Comets and Meteors

Planets, meteoroids, and comets orbit the sun.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Micrometeorites are so common they can be found in rainwater.

• True

• False

Comets and asteroids orbit the sun in a circular orbit.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The orbits of comets cannot be predicted.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Some meteorites come from Mars.

• True

• False

What planet did comet ShoemakerLevy 9 impact?

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why are there fewer craters on the surface of the Earth than on the moon?

• Earth’s atmosphere causes meteoroids to burn up.

• Earth’s destructive forces erode craters.

• Volcanic eruptions cover up craters.

• All of the choices.

Which of the following are often called shooting stars?

• meteors

• asteroids

• meteorites

• planets

Which of the following hits the surface of the Earth?

• meteors

• meteorites

• meteroids

• all three

Comets orbit the sun with very elongated:

• elliptical orbits

• circular orbits

• dust tails

• none of these choices

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2