Asteroids, Meteors, Comets

A meteor when it burns in the atmosphere is also known as a ____.

• rock

• shooting star

• ball of ice

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

• has a tail of ice and gas

• is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars

• enters the Earth's atmoshere

• has a nucleus made of rock and snow.

The tail of a comet usually faces

• toward the sun

• toward the Earth

• away from the Sun

• away from the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

These are composed mainly of rock and metal.

• comets and stars

• stars and meteors

• asteroid and meteors

• comets and asteroid

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

• meteor

• moon

• asteroid

• comet

The shape of comet's paths are ________________.

• circular

• elliptical

• irregular

Which object in space is larger?

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:

• Pothole 

• Crater

• Canyon

• Plateau

An event when the earth passes through a region having lots of debris

• Bolid

• Fireball

• Meteor

• Meteor Shower

Where are most of the asteroids in the solar system located?

• Asteroid Belt

• Orion's Belt

• Gemini Area