Objects in Space

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

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

 Which object is commonly referred to as a "dirty snowball"?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

Which direction does a comet's tail always point?

• toward the sun
• away from the sun

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

• comets
• asteroids
• meteoroids
• meteors

Where is the asteroid belt located?

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

Based on the data in the table, which conclusions can you draw?

• Uranus is the coldest of all the planets

• The farther a planet is from the Sun, the longer it takes to orbit it.

• A day on Earth is longer than a day on Saturn.

• The farther a planet is from the Sun, the shorter its day.

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If an object in the solar system enters Earth’s atmosphere, it is called a __________.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteoroid

• meteor

As comets approach the Sun, they _________________________________.

• become solid rock with floating debris

• become invisible to the human eye

• change to a circular orbit

• develop enormous tails of luminous material

A(n) _______________________ is the nearly circular path that an object travels around a larger object.

• Satellite

• Orbit

• Gravity

• Rotation

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Which object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?

• Mercury

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Mars