Comets, Asteroids & Meteors
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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
They are leftover fragments from the time when planets formed in the solar system.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: A comet's tail points AWAY from the Sun?
False
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following moves through Earth's atmosphere at very fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star"?
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Meteor
Comet
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following only occurs when a space rock survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and strikes the Earth's surface?
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Meteor
Comet
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are leftover rock fragments from the formation of the solar system?
Comets
Asteroids
Meteors
Shooting stars
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are most often found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter?
Comets
Asteroids
Meteors
Stars
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are composed mainly of rock and metal?
comets and stars
stars and meteors
asteroid and meteors
comets and asteroid
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