[ECHS] P4 Unit 10 - Page 2-7 Comprehension

What are comets made of?

(Choose all correct answers!)

• Ice

• Rock

• Dust

• Gas

• Water

How do people also call a comet?

What shape is a comet's orbit?

• Circular

• Triangular

• Rectangular

• Diagonal

What happens when a comet gets near the Sun?

• It glows.

• It burns

• It explodes.

• It splits into 2.

How many tails do most comets have?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 3.5

How long can a comet's tail be?

• Thousands of kilometres

• Hundreds of kilometres

• Thousands of metres

• Thousands of miles

The word COMET comes from the word ... in ... language which means ...

• coma - Greek - hair

• come - English - arrive

• comat - Japan - long

• Cosmo - French - Space

Write 1 area name on the very edge of our solar system?

"If they collide, they can move away in any direction". (Page 6)

What does COLLIDE mean?

• Crash

• Fly fast

• Fall

• Spin

Where does a gas tail of a comet point out as it reaches the Sun?

• Back side

• Front side

• Right side

• Upside