Worksheetsvocabulary:Asteroids, asteroid belts, meteors, meteorites, craters and comets
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ball of ice and rock whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse.
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Planet
d)
Moon
2.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
3.
The ________ belt between Mars and Jupiter
a)
Comet
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Star
4.
We are composed mainly of rock and metal.
a)
comets and stars
b)
stars and meteors
c)
asteroid and meteors
d)
comets and asteroid
5.
When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?
a)
meteorite
b)
comet
c)
asteroid
6.
rocky metallic objects that orbit the sun but are too small to be considered planets
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
d)
Star
7.
A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.
a)
Earth
b)
Crater
c)
Pit
d)
Hole
8.
The constant movement of the Earth around the sun.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
9.
When the earth spins on its axis.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
10.
The constant movement of the Earth around the sun.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
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