Comets, asteroids , Meteors

What is the largest asteroid in our solar system, also classified as a dwarf planet?

• Vesta

• Ceres

• Eros

• Pallas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which asteroid is known as the brightest and can sometimes be seen from Earth without a telescope?

• Ceres

• Juno

• Vesta

• Hygiea

From which region do short-period comets mostly originate?

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Asteroid Belt

What are meteoroids that enter Earth's atmosphere called?

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Meteorites

• Comets

How many meteorites approximately reach the Earth's surface each year?

• About 100

• About 1000

• About 50

• About 500