Science: Earth and Space - Quiz 32

During a school science fair, Harper presented a project about a famous astronomer who correctly calculated the return of a comet seen in 1682. Who was this astronomer?

• Edmond Halley

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

Mia was watching the night sky when she saw a bright object streak across and land on the ground. What is this rocky or metallic object called when it lands on the earth's surface?

• meteorite

• comet

• asteroid

• planet

Noah and Kai were camping in the mountains when they heard about a celestial event. What phenomenon might they witness when the earth passes through a comet’s trail of small space rocks?

During a school project on astronomy, Scarlett discovered that an astronomer correctly calculated the return of a comet seen in 1682. Who was this astronomer?

During a school astronomy club meeting, the teacher asked, "Which of the following comets has the shortest period?"

• Halley’s comet

• Comet Hale-Bopp

• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

• Encke’s comet

During a school science project, Aiden and Abigail were discussing what a rocky or metallic object is called when it gets too close to the atmosphere and lands on the earth's surface. What is it?

Liam was camping with his friends when they saw a small chunk of rock or metal traveling through Earth’s atmosphere, glowing due to adiabatic heating. What did they see?

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• meteor

• asteroid

Luna and Michael were camping in the mountains when they noticed a spectacular event in the night sky. What phenomenon might they be witnessing as the earth passes through a comet’s trail of small space rocks?

• meteor shower

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• aurora borealis

Emma and Anika are discussing astronomical objects. Emma asks, "What is the ring containing objects that resemble comet nuclei and orbit farther from the sun than Neptune does?"

During a science class, Jackson asked, "What is a group of asteroids located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?"