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Comets Asteroids Meteors

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5th - 6th Grade

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Comets Asteroids Meteors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes a comet?

It is made of ice, rock, and dust.

It is located between Mars and Jupiter

It has a short elliptical orbit

Comets are leftover fragments from the time when planets formed in the solar system.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the Asteroid Belt located?

Between Earth and Mars

In the Kuiper belt

Between Mars and Jupiter

Beyond the Oort cloud

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

It is made of ice and dust

It is also known as a "shooting star"

It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is FALSE about meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?

A meteor burns in the mesosphere and is called a "shooting star".

They are made of ice.

They are made of rock and debris from space.

They vary in size and can be as small tiny pebbles or very large.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: A comet's tail points AWAY from the Sun?

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A _____ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at very fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star".

Meteoroid

Meteorite

Meteor

Comet

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when a space rock survives its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and strikes the Earth's surface?

Meteoroid

Meteorite

Meteor

Comet

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