comets meteors asteroids 2022

What are comets made of?

• mud, rock, water

• ice, gas and dust

As comets near the Sun, a ________ is seen.

• tail

• smaller Sun

• planet

A comet's tail always points __________________.

• toward the sun

• away from the sun

The tail of a comet always points ________

• towards the sun
• away from the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A comet forms a tail when

• It is deep in outer space and begins to melt

• It gets close to the sun and begins to melt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In the diagram, a comet's tail always points where?

• Towards the Sun
• Away from the Sun
• Towards Earth
• Away from Earth

Comets are sometimes called "dirty snowballs".

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed "dirty snowballs."

• Comets
• Asteroids
• Meteors
• Meteoroids

^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called_________}

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Meteroids
• Meteors

Comets are made of ice, gas and dust

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1