Comets, meteors, and Astroids

Where is the Asteroid Belt located?

• Between Earth and Mars

• In the Kuiper belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Beyond the Oort cloud

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

• It is made of ice and dust

• It is also known as a "shooting star"

• It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

• It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

A ball of ice and rock whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse.

• Comet
• Meteor
• Planet
• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A rock entering a planet's atmosphere is called a __________.

• meteor

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

The ________ belt is located between Mars and Jupiter.

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Star

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• meteorite
• comet
• asteroid

Rocky metallic objects that orbit the sun but are too small to be considered planets.

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Star

A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.

• Earth
• Crater
• Pit
• Hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The tail of a comet always faces ___________

• toward the sun

• toward the Earth

• away from the Sun

• away from the Earth

A meteor when it burns in the atmosphere is also known as a ____.

• rock

• shooting star

• ball of ice