PS Comets, Asteroids and Meteoroids

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.

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

Which of the following is FALSE about meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?

• A meteor burns in the mesosphere and is called a "shooting star".

• They are made of ice.

• They are made of rock and debris from space.

• They vary in size and can be as small tiny pebbles or very large.

A _____ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at very fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star".

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Comet

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

What force keeps planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids in orbit around the Sun?

• Electricity

• Solar power

• Inertia

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the characteristic of the Comets orbit?

• Elliptical Orbit

• Rounded Orbit

• Spiral Orbit

• Irregular Orbit

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

A chunk of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor