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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 2+ times

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where do most comets come from?

In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune

In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

Near the Sun

Earth's atmosphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Most meteoroids floating around in the Solar System are how big?

A grain of sand or small pebble

Size of a car

Size of a football field

State of Arizona

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which object in space is NOT made of rock and metal/iron?

Asteroid

Meteor

Meteorite

Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A _____________ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at amazingly fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star"

Meteorite

Meteor

Meteoroid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

Meteorite

Meteoroid

Meteor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Asteroids are made of the same stuff as the planets.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These are composed mainly of rock and metal.

comets and stars

stars and meteors

asteroid and meteors

comets and asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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