
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors Quiz
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comets often have a __________.
tail
ring
crater
mountain
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comets are made of __________, __________, and __________ water.
ice, dust, frozen
rock, gas, liquid
metal, sand, boiling
lava, smoke, vapor
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comets __________ around the __________ in __________ orbits.
revolve, sun, elliptical
spin, moon, circular
float, Earth, square
hover, Mars, triangular
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A meteoroid is a "__________" rock that is still in __________.
shooting, space
flying, orbit
floating, water
moving, air
stationary, ground
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A meteor is a meteoroid that __________ up in Earth's __________.
burns, atmosphere
freezes, ocean
melts, core
explodes, surface
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A meteorite is a meteoroid that __________ the Earth's __________.
passes, atmosphere
burns, sky
circles, orbit
hits, surface
enters, core
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
A meteor is in space, a meteorite is on Earth
A meteor burns up, a meteorite hits Earth
A meteor is larger, a meteorite is smaller
A meteor is made of ice, a meteorite is made of rock
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