WorksheetsComets and Asteroids
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
2.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteroids
d)
Meteors
3.
One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
a)
are made of rock
b)
come from the Asteroid Belt
c)
come from the Oort Cloud
d)
orbit the sun
4.
Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons called:
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteroids
5.
These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteroids
6.
When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteorites
7.
What are meteors made of?
a)
chunks of rocks and minerals
b)
Ice
c)
Air
d)
Gas and debris
8.
The tails of a comet are called...
a)
ion tail and dust tail
b)
Hydrogen tail and gas tail
c)
Dust tail hydrogen tail
d)
Coma and gas tail
9.
Where are asteroids found?
a)
Between Earth and Venus
b)
Between Jupiter and Saturn
c)
Between Saturn and Uranus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
10.
A shooting star is actually a...
a)
Comet
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Meteorite
d)
Meteor
11.
What is the very core of a comet called?
a)
Coma
b)
Comet
c)
Nucleus
d)
Hydrogen Cloud
12.
Found in the Oort Cloud
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
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