Celestial Objects

Comets orbit in a _____ pattern.

• elliptical

• circular

• triangular

• random

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Halley's comet makes an appearance every _____ years.

• 67

• 76

• 167

• 176

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A comet's _____ can be seen from Earth as it passes in the night sky.

• nucleus

• tail

• coma

A _____ is also known as a "shooting star."

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteroite

Meteors are incorrectly called what?

• Falling stars

• Shooting stars

• Fireballs

• All of the above

In which constellation can the Crab Nebula be found:

• Leo

• Gemini

• Virgo

• Taurus

• Sagittarius

In which constellation can Horsehead Nebula be found:

• Taurus

• Leo

• Ursa Major

• Gemini

• Orion

The true brightness of an object in space is called it's:

• luminosity

• apparent magnitude

• light-year

• spectroscope

The brightness of an object as seen from Earth is called it's:

• luminosity

• apparent magnitude

• light-year

• spectroscope

When a meteoroid gets through the atmosphere, it is then called a _____.

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

• shooting star