Asteroids, Comets, Meteors

What is a meteor?

• A star moving quickly across the sky

• A piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere

• A piece of the Sun heading for Earth

• A piece of rock on space

The asteroid belt is located in between ____ and Jupiter.

Which of these space objects is the largest asteroid in the solar system?

• Vesta

• Pluto

• Ceres

• Pallas

C type asteroids are dark-colored and rich element ______.

According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), all of the following are characteristics of a dwarf planet, EXCEPT _____.

• Have a round shape due to their own gravity

• Orbit around the sun

• Not massive enough to clear their orbit from other objects

• Have more than 1 moon/satellite

These are asteroids in the same orbital path as the planets.

• Kuiper Belt

• Trojan Asteroids

• M type asteroids

• Asteroid Belt

What is the bright glow around the “head” of a comet called?

• Coma

• Ring

• Halo

• Ion tail

What is the name of the famous comet that can be seen from Earth about every 75 years?

• Hale-Bopp

• Pluto

• Halley's Comet

• Shoemaker-Levy 9

Every comet has one tail.

• TRUE

• FALSE

You can’t see a comet without a telescope.

• TRUE

• FALSE