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WorksheetsSmall Bodies in the Solar System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between a meteoroid and meteorite?
a)
One name sounds cooler
b)
A meteorite is smaller than a meteoroid
c)
A meteorite has already hit Earths surface
d)
A meteoroid has already hit Earths surface
2.
Which of the three leave tails as they get close to the sun?
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Asteroid
3.
What two things are left behind in the tail of a comet?
a)
Ice and Rock
b)
Ions and Dust
c)
Ions and Ice
d)
All of the above are in the tail of a comet
4.
What are the three main types of meteorites?
a)
Stony, Metallic, and Stony-Iron
b)
Stony, Icy, and Metallic
c)
Metallic, fiery, and Stony-Iron
d)
Fiery, Icy, and Stony
5.
Where is the asteroid belt?
a)
At the edge of the solar system after the gas giants
b)
Between the sun and the terrestrial planets
c)
Between the terrestrial planets and the gas giants
d)
Between Uranus and Neptune
6.
What is an asteroid made of?
a)
Rock, Ice
b)
Rock, Carbon
c)
Rock, Lava
d)
Rock, Precious Metal
7.
How are asteroids formed?
a)
They were formed when the solar system formed
b)
The planets' gravity pull them in and they start orbiting the sun
c)
They are smaller portions of meteorites
d)
They are smaller portions of comets
8.
How are meteors formed
a)
They were formed when the solar system formed
b)
The planets' gravity pull them in and they start orbiting the sun
c)
They are smaller portions of asteroids
d)
They are smaller portions of comets
9.
How are comets formed
a)
They were formed when the solar system formed
b)
The planets' gravity pull them in and they start orbiting the sun
c)
They are smaller portions of asteroids
d)
They are smaller portions of meteorites
10.
Which way does the tail of a comet face when it goes near the sun?
a)
Towards the sun
b)
Away from the sun
c)
Behind the comet
d)
In front of the comet
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