WorksheetsObjects In Space
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which object is commonly referred to as a "dirty snowball"?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
2.
Which direction does a comet's tail always point?
a)
toward the sun
b)
away from the sun
3.
The shape of a comet's obit is ____.
a)
circular
b)
irregular
c)
regular
d)
elliptical
4.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
past the orbit of Neptune
b)
between Mars & Jupiter
c)
surrounding our solar system
d)
between Earth & Mars
5.
What is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
meteoroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
6.
Which object has a tail?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
7.
Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
asteroid
8.
Which object begins to melt as it gets close to the sun?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteorite
9.
What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?
a)
comet
b)
meteorite
c)
meteoroid
d)
asteroid
10.
What is the name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?
a)
asteroids
b)
stars
c)
comets
d)
moons
11.
Which of these best describes a comet?
a)
a dwarf planet that orbits the sun
b)
a moon that travels through the universe
c)
a rocky object that orbits a planet
d)
a ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust
12.
What is the location called where we find most asteroids?
a)
Kuiper Belt
b)
Asteroid Belt
c)
Space Belt
d)
Van Allen Belt
13.
What can meteoroids form from?
a)
Pieces of the sun
b)
Pieces of planets
c)
Pieces of comets or asteroids
d)
Pieces of aliens
14.
Where do we find METEOROIDS?
a)
Space
b)
Earth's atmosphere
c)
Earth's surface
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