Review in Science 8 2MT

Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?

• meteor

• meteorite

• comet

• asteroid

Which of the small solar system objects does not orbit the sun?

• comet

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

• meteor

Which of the following answers describes a comet?

• Has a coma and a tail made of ice and rock.

• Made of small rocks and dust

• Made of helium and hydrogen

• Made of space dust

Which one of the following describes a meteoroid?

• A space rock that hits the Earth's surface.

• A small solar system object that is made up of small pieces of asteroids or comets.

• A space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere

• A loose collection of rock and ice

Where can most of the asteroids be found?

• In the Oort cloud

• In the area between Mars and Jupiter

• In the Kuiper Belt

• Out past Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small solar system object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates streaks of light is called a _________

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• Meteoroid

When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________

• meteors

• comets

• meteorites

• asterites

Most of these are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

It is considered harmless even though they can be observed from Earth.

• Comets

• Meteors

• Asteroids

Smaller pieces of rock broken from this object become meteoroids.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid