Solar System Quiz (Part 3)

What are comets?

• Medium-sized bodies that orbit Jupiter

• Small rocky bodies that orbit the Earth

• Small icy bodies that orbit the Sun

• Large metallic bodies that orbit Mars

What are asteroids?

• Small rocky bodies that orbit the Moon

• Large icy bodies that orbit the Earth

• Pieces of rocks which are smaller than planets, that orbit the sun

• Medium-sized metallic bodies that orbit Venus

What is the Asteroid Belt?

• A region of space located between the orbits of Earth and Venus

• A region of space located between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus

• A region of space located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

• A region of space located between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn

What are Meteoroids?

• Large icy bodies in space that are smaller than comets

• Small rocky or metallic bodies in space that are smaller than asteroids

• Medium-sized rocky bodies in space that are smaller than planets

• Tiny metallic bodies in space that are smaller than moons

What is a Meteor?

• A type of asteroid that has a tail

• A type of comet that glows in the dark

• A large celestial body that orbits the Sun

• A visible phenomenon produced when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction

What is a meteorite?

• A type of star that falls from the sky

• A type of planet that orbits the Moon

• A fragment of a meteoroid or asteroid that survives its journey through Earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth

• A type of comet that hits the Earth

What are the differences between Meteoroid, Meteor, and Meteorite?

• Meteoroid is a large rocky body, Meteor is a small icy body, Meteorite is a medium-sized metallic body

• Meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in space, Meteor is the visible streak of light produced when a meteorite is the leftover of a meteor that lands on the earth surface

• Meteoroid is a large celestial body, Meteor is a small celestial body, Meteorite is a medium-sized celestial body

• Meteoroid is a type of asteroid, Meteor is a type of comet, Meteorite is a type of planet

Asteroids move around the Sun in ___________

• Straight line orbits

• Spiral orbits

• Elliptical orbits

• Circular orbits

What happens if a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere?

• It creates a new planet

• It lands on the Moon

• It burns up due to friction with the air, creating a meteor or shooting star

• It disappears into space

If a meteorite impacts the surface of the Earth, it will create a ___________

• Valley

• Mountain

• Crater or hole

• River