Asteroids, Meteors & Comets

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Where are Asteroids found in the Solar System?

• Between Earth and Mars
• In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune
• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
• Close to the Sun

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel
• Gas
• Hydrogen Gas
• Ice and rock

Where do most comets come from?

• In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune
• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
• Near the Sun
• Earth's atmosphere

The cloud of gas and dust around the solid icy ball of a comet is the...

• Nucleus
• Coma
• Tail

Which object in space looks like a "dirty snowball" because of its composition of ice, gas and dust?

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Meteor

A _____________ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at amazingly fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star"

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:

• Pothole 
• Crater
• Canyon
• Plateau

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What orbits the sun? Click all that apply

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Planets

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2