
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors
Authored by Joseph Yee Ochoa
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a comet?
It is made of ice, rock, and dust.
It is located between Mars and Jupiter
It has a short elliptical orbit
Comets are leftover fragments from the time when planets formed in the solar system.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
Between Earth and Mars
In the Kuiper belt
Between Mars and Jupiter
Beyond the Oort cloud
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A _____ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at very fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star".
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Meteor
Comet
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when a space rock survives its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and strikes the Earth's surface?
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Meteor
Comet
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the leftover rock fragments called when the planets formed in our solar system?
Comets
Asteroids
Meteors
Shooting stars
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What force keeps planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids in orbit around the Sun?
Electricity
Solar power
Inertia
Gravity
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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