WorksheetsAsteroids, Meteoroids & Comets
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Made of ice, dust and gas
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
2.
Appears as a streak in the sky.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
3.
Made of very dense rock and metal that is very different from the rocks that make up the inner planets.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
4.
Found in the Oort Cloud
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
5.
Often called shooting stars.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
6.
Made of rocks that are very similar to the rocks that make up the inner planets.
a)
asteroids
b)
meteoroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
7.
Sometimes called "dirty snowballs".
a)
asteoids
b)
meteoroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
8.
Ceres is the largest one of these.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
9.
Piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the earth's atmosphere.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
metoer
10.
Burns and vaporizes as it nears the sun.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteorite
11.
Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
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