Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites Extra Practice

They are sometimes called shooting stars

• interplanetary dust
• asteroids
• comets
• meteors

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• meteorite
• meteroid
• meteor

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite? 

• A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth
• A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth
• Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice
• They are the same thing

Most of these are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

It is made of ice, dust, and small rocky particles.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

What is the force that causes massive objects to pull other objects towards them?

• Orbit

• Gravitational pull

• Torque

• Friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Choose the best description for a meteoroid...

• -burns up while entering earths atmosphere

• -hits earth surface

• -still in space

Choose the best description for a meteor...

• -still in space

• -burns up in earths atmosphere

• -hits earth surface

Choose the best description for a comet...

• icy small body with a tail

• chunky rock

• rock moving body

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel
• Gas
• Hydrogen Gas
• Ice and rock

Tags

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