Comets, Asteroids, and Meteoroids Practice

Which of the following orbit the sun?

• asteroids

• comets

• meteoroids

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What causes a comet to form a tail?

• They freeze when going farther out into the Solar System.

• The tail forms due to an explosion of gas.

• The tail forms as the comet approaches the warmer inner Solar System.

• The tail forms when rock breaks off the coma.

What are large irregular shaped objects that orbit the sun?

• Dwarf planets

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteoroids

What object in space is a ball of ice and rock that leaves a trail of gas and dust?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Dwarf Planet

What object is referred to as a shooting star?

• Meteors

• Comets

• Meteoroids

• Asteroids

• Meteorites

When a meteoroid impacts the Earth, it is called a

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid

• Meteorite

What is also called a "Dirty Snowball"?

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid

• Meteorite

What object is very rare to see?

• Comets

• Meteors

• Shooting Star

• Planet

The light created when a meteor crosses the sky is caused by...

• gravity

• solar winds

• friction

• erosion

When a meteorite lands on Earth this is created...

• Canyon

• Crater

• River Delta

• Mountains