EPS Lessons 5, 6, 8, 9

a bowl-shaped pit on a planet, moon, or asteroid formed by the impact of an object

• asteroid
• crater
• gravity
• inertia

a large, mostly rocky solar system object that orbits independently around the Sun

• meteor
• asteroid
• gravity
• comet

a large group of asteroids that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

• Oort Cloud
• Mars/Jupiter Convection Line
• asteroid belt
• asteroid station

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

the part of a comet that surrounds the nucleus and is made of gas and dust

• coma
• nucleus
• tail
• asteroid belt

Shoemaker-Levy 9 was a

• Asteroid
• Meteoroid
• Comet
• Space Craft

What planet did Shoemaker-Levy 9 crash into?

• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where would you find a meteoroid?

• A planet's atmosphere
• In space
• A planet's surface

Where would you find a meteorite?

• A planet's atmosphere
• In space
• A planet's surface

Where would you find a meteor?

• A planet's atmosphere
• In space
• A planet's surface

Which one of these is not part of an impact crater?

• Rim
• Rays
• Central Peak
• Vent