ASTEROIDS, COMETS, METEORS, METEORIDES, AND METEORITES

When meteoroid has entered the earth's atmosphere it is known as ___________.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following are non planet members of the solar system?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Asteroid

Which of the objects below orbit the sun?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Most of the asteroids in the solar system can be found...

• Orbiting around Saturn in its rings

• Main Asteroid Belt

• Super close to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."

• Meteors

• Comets

• Asteroids

Comets, meteoroids, and asteroids do not emit light.

• True

• False

What celestial body is shown in the picture below?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

Which of the following is the comet?

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What are the differences between asteroids and planets?

• Planets orbit the sun while asteroids do not.

• Planets rotate at a speed faster that an asteroid

• Planets are larger and shaped like a sphere, while asteroids are smaller with an irregular shape

What is the main difference between meteoroids and asteroids?

• Asteroids are only found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.

• Asteroids are generally bigger than meteoroids

• Asteroids are pieces of comets, whereas Meteoroids are pieces of space debris