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Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Comet?

a)

The star at the center of the Solar System.

b)

A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

c)

A small rocky or metallic body in outer space.

d)

An icy small solar system body

2.

Asteroids are found orbiting what?

a)

The Asteroid Belt

b)

The Sun

c)

Earth

d)

The Milky Way

3.

What is a Meteor?

a)

a small rocky or metallic body in outer space.

b)

a star at the center of the solar system

c)

a small rocky body orbiting the sun.

d)

an icy small solar system body

4.

Which one is a Meteor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What is the name of the pieces of meteors that hits Earth?

a)

Rivetrosity

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Meteor Rocks

d)

Meteorites

6.

Who discovered the Asteroid?

a)

Margaret J. Swarey

b)

Adelgrim Burrows

c)

Giuseppe Piazzi

d)

Amaranto Pisano

7.

What is a comet made of?

a)

Hydrogen, helium, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, neon, iron, silicon, magnesium and sulfur.

b)

Made of the same meat that you see in the supermarket, that is, broiler meat.

c)

HYDROGEN

d)

Rock, dust, ice and frozen gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia.

8.

Who discovered the Comet

a)

Edward Emerson Barnard

b)

Zakariyya Richmond

c)

Halima Bishop

d)

Chadwick Boseman

9.

What is a asteroid made of?

a)

Rocks

b)

Space rocks, Meteors Rocks, and Star Rocks

c)

Gas, Water, and Neutrons

d)

Rock, Metals and other elements.

10.

Who discovered the Meteor

a)

Cherish Bouvet

b)

Denison Olmsted

c)

Safia Neville

d)

Purvis Short AKA The Rainbowman

11.

What is the correct spelling for this word "Comte"

a)

Mocet

b)

Comet

c)

Temoc

d)

Commet

12.

What is the biggest asteroid ever found?

a)

Hygiea

b)

Pallas

c)

Vesta

d)

Ceres

e)

Bald

13.

FILL IN THE BLANK

''__ __ __ __ __ __''

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteor

d)

ICE

e)

😀😁😂😃😄😈

14.

FILL IN THE BLANK

''__ __ __ __ __''

a)

Comet

b)

Donut

c)

Asteroid

d)

Juice

15.

FILL IN THE BLANK

"__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __"

a)

@+@=$-!=#

b)

Galaxy

c)

Masteroid

d)

Asteriod

16.

Which two might have cause the extinction of dinosaurs?

a)

Comets

b)

Meteors

c)

Asteroids

17.

What were the craters on the moon caused by?

a)

Asterites

b)

Meteorites

c)

Cometites

18.
Meteor ____________ happen when a large amount of small meteoroid enter Earth Atmosphere at the same time. 
a)
showers
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Oort cloud
19.
Halley's Comet is a short period comet that orbits the earth every ________
a)
year
b)
76 years
c)
200 years
d)
month
20.
We are composed mainly of rock and metal.
a)
comets and stars
b)
stars and meteors
c)
asteroid and meteors
d)
comets and asteroid