Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

What's the difference between comets and asteroids?

• Asteroids are made of metal and rock, while Comets are ice and rock

• Asteroids are made of ice and rock, while Comets are made of metals and rock

• There is no difference

• Asteroids are made of stardust, while Comets are made up of water

Where do Long-period comets come from?

• Kuiper belt

• Oort cloud

• Past Pluto

How does the orbit of a comet compare to the orbit of a planet?

• Comets have a shorter rounder orbit than a planet

• Comets have a longer more oblong like orbit than a planet

• They have the same orbit

• Comets do not have an orbit, they are all random

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

• Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

• Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

• There are no differences

• Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

What is the composition of most Comets?

• Rock, Ice, Salt, Carbon

• Rock, Ice, Magma, Frozen Gases

• Ice, Dust, Rock, Frozen Gases

• Ice, Dust, Rock, Soil

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What causes Meteoroids to burst into flames upon entering the Earth's Atmosphere?

• They are made out of flammable materials

• They cannot handle the pressure of Earth

• They do not burst into flames, they only reflect the Sun's light

• Friction from the Earths atmosphere

An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

Where is the Oort Cloud?

• Between the Sun and Mercury

• After Neptune

• Between the Earth and the Moon

• Between Earth and Mars

What do we call the path of an object that revolves around another object in space?

• Gravitational pull

• Orbit

• Free fall

• Spinning

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What is the invisible force that causes massive objects to pull other objects towards them?

• Orbit

• Gravitational Pull

• Might

• Force

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