Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors

Where do most comets come from?

• In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune

• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Near the Sun

• Earth's atmosphere

Most meteoroids floating around in the Solar System are how big?

• A grain of sand or small pebble

• Size of a car

• Size of a football field

• State of Arizona

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which object in space is NOT made of rock and metal/iron?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A _____________ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at amazingly fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star"

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

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

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

Asteroids are made of the same stuff as the planets.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The tail of a comet usually faces

• toward the sun.

• toward the Earth.

• away from the Sun.

• away from the Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball."

• Asteroid

• Star

• Meteor

• Comet

Ceres is...

• the largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt.

• the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.

• an asteroid in the Oort cloud.

• a comet in the Oort cloud.

Which of the following best describes the main difference between asteroids and comets?

• Asteroids are made of rock and metal, while comets are made of ice and dust.

• Asteroids orbit the Sun, while comets do not.

• Asteroids are found only in the Kuiper Belt, while comets are found in the Asteroid Belt.

• Asteroids have tails, while comets do not.