Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors

Comets often have a __________.

• tail

• ring

• crater

• mountain

Comets __________ around the __________ in __________ orbits.

• revolve, sun, elliptical

• spin, moon, circular

• float, Earth, square

• hover, Mars, triangular

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A meteor is a meteoroid that __________ up in Earth's __________.

• burns, atmosphere

• freezes, ocean

• melts, core

• explodes, surface

A meteorite is a meteoroid that __________ the Earth's __________.

• passes, atmosphere

• burns, sky

• circles, orbit

• hits, surface

• enters, core

What is the primary location of asteroids in our solar system?

• Asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Oort cloud

• Milky Way

What do comets often have?

• Tail

• Wings

• Horns

• Fins

What are comets made of?

• Dust, rock, and frozen water

• Metal, gas, and ice

• Fire, smoke, and ash

• Sand, clay, and water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do comets orbit the sun?

• In elliptical orbits

• In circular orbits

• In square orbits

• In triangular orbits

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a meteoroid?

• A space rock still in space

• A rock on Earth's surface

• A rock in the ocean

• A rock in a volcano

Where are many asteroids found?

• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

• In the ocean

• On the moon

• In the Earth's core