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Comets, meteors, and Astroids

Authored by Floyd Stacy

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Comets, meteors, and Astroids
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where is the Asteroid Belt located?

Between Earth and Mars

In the Kuiper belt

Between Mars and Jupiter

Beyond the Oort cloud

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Comet
Meteor
Planet
Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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

meteor

planet

asteroid

comet

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The ________ belt is located between Mars and Jupiter.

Comet

Asteroid

Meteor

Star

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

meteorite
comet
asteroid

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

Star

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