Comet Asteroid Meteor

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?

• A meteor is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth

• A meteorite is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth

• Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice

• They are the same thing

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following best describes a comet?

• It is made of ice, rock, and dust.

• It is located between Mars and Jupiter

• It has a short elliptical orbit

• Comets are leftover fragments from the time when planets formed in the solar system.

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

• It is made of ice and dust

• It is also known as a "shooting star"

• It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

• It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

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

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Comet

Where is the Asteroid Belt located?

• Between Earth and Mars

• In the Kuiper belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Beyond the Oort cloud

Which of the following is FALSE about meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?

• A meteor burns in the mesosphere and is called a "shooting star".

• They are made of ice.

• They are made of rock and debris from space.

• They vary in size and can be as small tiny pebbles or very large.

True or False: A comet's tail points AWAY from the Sun?

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 are the leftover rock fragments called when the planets formed in our solar system?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Shooting stars