Unknown Space Objects

Draw where a meteoroid would be located

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where are comets thought to originate from?

• Asteroid Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

• Jupiter

Where are you most likely to find this space object?

Draw where a meteor would be located

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Draw where a meteorite would be located

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Out of these 4 objects, what is the largest?

• Planet

• Meteoroid

• Dwarf Planet

• Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which object has a tail that forms when it moves closer to the Sun and begins to melt?

• asteroid

• meteor

• black hole

• comet

A ______ is a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

• comet

• asteroid

• moon

• planet

What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?

• comet

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• asteroid

What is the term for a space object that emits no light and is detected by its gravitational effects on nearby objects?

• Black Hole

• Neutron Star

• White Dwarf

• Red Giant

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4