Comets Asteroids and Meteors

Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?

• meteor

• meteorite

• comet

• asteroid

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

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

• comet

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

• meteor

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

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

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• Meteoroid

Small solar system objects include dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. Which one of these objects is also known as a plutoid?

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

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

• meteors

• comets

• meteorites

• asterites

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

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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