

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors Quiz
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Science
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6th - 7th Grade
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Hard
Evelyn Hayes
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are comets commonly referred to as due to their composition?
Ice asteroids
Space rocks
Dirty snowballs
Frozen planets
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the tail of a comet to always face away from the sun?
Magnetic fields
Solar wind
Gravitational pull
Comet's rotation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of a comet is made up of dust and gas?
Coma
Core
Tail
Nucleus
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of a comet is considered its 'head'?
Tail
Nucleus
Nucleus and coma together
Coma
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the asteroid belt located in our solar system?
Between Earth and Mars
Between Venus and Earth
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Mars and Jupiter
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary composition of asteroids?
Water and minerals
Gas and plasma
Metal and rock
Ice and dust
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between a meteoroid and a meteor?
A meteoroid is in space, while a meteor enters Earth's atmosphere
A meteor is larger than a meteoroid
A meteoroid is made of ice, while a meteor is made of rock
A meteor is found in the asteroid belt
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