WorksheetsCh 20 Section 3: Small Bodies/Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ have a tail made from frozen gases and dust.
a)
Asteroids
b)
Meteors
c)
Comets
d)
Meteoroid
2.
__________ is also known as a shooting star.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
d)
Meteoroid
3.
These Orbit just like planets (Elliptically)
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteoroid
4.
Also referred to as "Dirty Snowballs."
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteorite
5.
Made almost entirely out of Ice.
a)
Meteors
b)
Asteroids
c)
Comets
d)
Meteorite
6.
A meteor that reaches the ground is called a ______________.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteorite.
c)
Meteoroid
d)
Meteor
7.
______________ usually burn up in Earth's Atmosphere.
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
8.
The__________ belt falls between Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Oort
d)
Kuiper
9.
What is this image a picture of?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Planet
d)
Comet
10.
What is this image a picture of?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
11.
What is this image a picture of?
a)
Comet
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
12.
What is the MAIN difference between an Asteroid and a Meteoroid
a)
Asteroids are made of ice
b)
Meteors are much smaller
c)
Astronauts cant figure it out
13.
Asteroids are made out of...
a)
Stone and metals like Iron
b)
Gases like hydrogen and helium
c)
Rocks and Ice
d)
Coma, helium cloud, nucleus
14.
Asteroids and Comets orbit around...
a)
Their axis
b)
The Earth
c)
The Sun
d)
Each other
15.
Ceres is...
a)
The largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt
b)
The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt
c)
An asteroid in the Oort cloud
d)
A comet in the Oort cloud
16.
What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?
a)
Heat from the Sun
b)
Heat from Earth's atmosphere
c)
They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it
d)
Friction
17.
A meteoroid can be made out of what?
a)
Metal (like iron and nickel)
b)
Stone
c)
Metal and stone
d)
All of the above
18.
Where are most asteroids found?
a)
between earth and venus
b)
between Jupiter and Saturn
c)
between Saturn and Uranus
d)
between Mars and Jupiter
19.
Which space object is larger?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteorite
20.
The tails of a comet are called...
a)
Gas tail and dust tail
b)
Hydrogen tail and gas tail
c)
Dust tail hydrogen tail
d)
Coma and gas tail
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