Comets and Asteroids Quiz

Comets and asteroids are made up of the same materials.

• False

• Only comets are made of the same materials

• True

• Partially true

Comets are primarily composed of ice, dust, and rocky material.

• oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide

• plastic, glass, and rubber

• iron, gold, and silver

• ice, dust, and rocky material

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Asteroids are primarily composed of ice and gas.

• Wood and plastic

• Paper and fabric

• Rock and metal

• Chocolate and marshmallows

Comets and asteroids can both have an impact on Earth.

• True

• Only asteroids can have an impact

• Only comets can have an impact

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The impact of a comet or asteroid on Earth can cause mass extinctions.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Not sure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Comets and asteroids are both classified as small solar system bodies.

• True

• Not sure

• Partially true

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Comets have a tail that is formed when they approach the sun.

• Comets' tails are made of ice and rock

• Gas and dust particles being released by the heat of the sun

• Comets have a tail that is formed by the gravitational pull of the sun

• Comets grow a tail when they are far away from the sun

Asteroids do not have a tail like comets.

• False

• Maybe

• Not sure

• True

Comets and asteroids are both considered to be minor planets.

• Not sure

• True

• Partially true

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Comets and asteroids have different orbits in the solar system.

• Comets have no specific orbit

• Comets have the same orbit as asteroids

• Comets have perfectly circular orbits

• Comets have highly elliptical orbits