Non Planetary Objects

What are comets made of?

• mud, rock, water

• ice and rock

• ice, dust, water

• gas and dust

The ____ forms around the nucleus when the sun heats it up.

• dust tail

• coma

• nucleus

• gas tail

The comet's tail always flies __________________.

• ahead of the comet

• toward the sun

• ahead of the sun

• away from the sun

Comet tails are a result of __________.

• their orbit

• solar wind

• north winds

• the sun

The coma is an atmosphere of gas that forms around the nucleus.

• True

• False

When a meteor hits the Earth's ground, what is it called?

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

What are meteors that are floating in space?

• Meteoroids

• Meteorites

• Comets

What do you call the occurrence in which Earth encounters many meteoroids at once?

• Meteor Garden

• Meteor Shower

• Asteroid Belt

It is a light phenomenon that occurs when a meteoroid burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Near the moon

• In the closet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3