Less Than Five - What's the Difference Between Comets, Asteroids

What happens when a comet gets too close to the Sun?

• Its icy shell melts into liquid.

• Its ice sublimates, forming a coma and a tail.

• It breaks apart into smaller pieces.

• It becomes an asteroid.

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Where do most asteroids form in our solar system?

• Beyond Neptune, in the Kuiper Belt.

• Between Mars and Jupiter, in the Asteroid Belt.

• Near the Sun, in the inner solar system.

• In the Oort Cloud, far beyond Pluto.

What is the typical size of most meteoroids?

• Larger than an asteroid.

• The size of a dust grain.

• The size of a pebble.

• The size of a small car.

What is a meteor commonly known as when it enters Earth's atmosphere?

• A falling star.

• A shooting star.

• A space rock.

• A celestial body.

Why are meteorites considered dangerous despite often being small?

• They are highly radioactive.

• They travel at high velocities and are hard to detect.

• They carry harmful bacteria from space.

• They cause massive explosions upon impact.