Review Meteors

An ______ is a “Space Rock” that is smaller than a planet but orbits the sun.

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteoroid

• All the above

A _____ is a small body moving in the solar system that would become a _____ if it entered the earth's atmosphere.

• meteoroid

• meteor

• both meteor and meteorid

• none the above

A ______ burns up before reaching the ground. The term ____ refers only to those bodies that survive the trip through the atmosphere and reach Earth's surface.

• meteor

• meteorite

• meteor and meteorite

• none the above

A ____ orbits the sun but has a longer path and a long “tail” trailing it.

• asteroid

• meteor

• comet

• none the above