Meteors and Comets

What is it called when a space rock survives its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and strikes the Earth's surface?

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Comet

What force keeps planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids in orbit around the Sun?

• Electricity

• Solar power

• Inertia

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

Select the 3 materials a comet is composed (made) of

• Dust

• Heat

• Small rocky particles

• Ice

What do asteroids, meteors, and comets have in common?

• They all orbit the sun

• They are all made out of metal

• They all do not orbit the sun

• They are not made out of dust

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planets, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids all stay in orbit around the sun due to the sun's strong force of

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where do comets come from?

• The Sun

• Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

• Asteroid belt

• Earth's atmosphere

A comet forms a tail when

• It gets close to the sun and it begins to melt

• It is deeper in outer space and it begins to melt

Which object in space has a long and narrow orbit around the sun?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

What is the difference between a meteorite and a comet?

• A meteorite can enter Earth's atmosphere

• A comet can enter Earth's atmosphere