Solar System Rocks

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Mars and Venus

• Between Mars and Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What are comets?

• Large balls of ice mixed with rocks and dust

• Large balls of water mixed with rocks and dust

• Large balls of rocks mixed with rocks and dust

• Large balls of dust mixed with rocks and dust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a meteor?

• A piece of space roots burning up in Earth's atmosphere

• A piece of space dust burning up in Earth's atmosphere

• A piece of space rock burning up in Earth's atmosphere

• A piece of space rock falling up in Earth's atmosphere

A small space rock that falls to the ground on Earth is called?

• Star

• Meteor Shower

• Meteorite

• Meteor

True or False:Meteorites are far too big too hold in your hand.

• Depends

• Neither

• True

• False