other solar system objects test

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel

• Gas

• Hydrogen Gas

• Ice and rock

The orbit of comets is which shape?

• Circular

• Elliptical/Oval

• Comets do not orbit the Sun

A light streaking across the night sky is classified as a/an....

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

Where do most comets come from?

• In the Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud beyond Neptune's orbit

• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Near the Sun

• Earth's atmosphere

Meteorites...

•  hit the ground

• burn up completely in the atmosphere

• debris from asteroids/comets that float around in space

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

• Towards the Sun

• Away from the Sun

• Towards Earth

• Away from Earth

I am located between Mars and Jupiter.

• Comet belt

• Asteroid belt

• Meteor belt

• Stars

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

• Meteoroids are in space, meteors are streaks of light in the sky as they break into he atmosphere, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed on the ground

• Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

• There are no differences, different countries used different names originally

• Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

Which planets are the asteroid belt in between?

• Venus & Earth

• Earth & Mars

• Mars & Jupiter

• Jupiter & Saturn

• Saturn & Uranus

Do all asteroids live in the main belt?

• No, there are some that have orbits that cross Mars and Earth

• Yes, once an asteroid leaves the main belt it becomes a comet.

• Yes, asteroids are pulled into the main belt through gravity and cannot escape it.

• No, asteroids sometimes leave and come back to the main belt after visiting neighboring planets.