Meteors, Asteroids and Comets

What are meteors sometimes called?

• shooting stars

• moons

• cows

• frogs

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• meteor

Is a meteor an asteroid?

• Yes

• No

What are meteors made of?

• chunks of rocks and minerals

• fish

• butterfly wings

• chewing gum

Are meteors bigger than asteroids?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Sometimes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

• comet

Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteoroids

• Meteors

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Oort Cloud

• The Planetary Rings

• The Asteroid Belt

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

• are made of rock

• come from the Asteroid Belt

• come from the Oort Cloud

• orbit the sun

Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) and are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons are called:

• Comets

• Meteors

• Asteroids

• Meteoroids