Asteroids, Meteors, Comets

The cloud of gas and dust around the solid icy ball of a comet is the...

• Nucleus

• Coma

• Tail

Which object in space looks like a "dirty snowball" because of its composition of ice, gas and dust?

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Meteor

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

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

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

An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

As comets approach the sun they travel faster and have:

• shorter tails

• medium tails

• longer tails

• no tails due to solar winds

A meteoroid is found

• in Space

• entering earths atmosphere

• impacting earths surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where do Long-period comets come from?

• Kuiper belt

• Oort cloud

• Past Pluto

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

• Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

• Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

• There are no differences

• Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3